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English Vocabulary in Use (Pre-Intermediate Intermediate) PDF
English Vocabulary in Use (Pre-Intermediate Intermediate) PDF
Own table tennis Fugby baseball Thockey HERBS) Equipment (= what you need to play the games) For most ball games you need boots or training shoes, (also trainers infml) ‘You need a racket for tennis, a bat for baseball/rable tennis; a stick for hockey; and clubs for golf [see picture]. In tennis and volleyball and there is a net across the middle of the court. There is also a net around each goal in football. HEE) Things you can do with a ball opt ty ah By throw it head it pass it hitie catch it kick it HE) Places and people Places : The playing area for foorball and rugby is called a pitch. Around the pitch there is an area for spectators/the crowd (= people who watch the game). The total area is the stadium. The playing area for tennis, volleyball and basketball is a court; for golf it is a course. Officials Football and rugby have a referee; tennis and baseball have an umpire. In football the referee uses a whistle co control the game. HERE) Winning and losing Spain beat Switzerland 3-2, (= Switzerland lost to Spain 3-2) In other words: Spain won Note the match. (= Switzerland lost the match) Spain were the winners. (= Switzerland were the ‘We write 2-2, losers) but say €wo- If wo teams/players have the same score (= number of goals or points) at full-time (= the end of the game), it is a draw. We can also use draw as a verb, e.g, We drew 2-2. When a game is in progress, we use lead co describe the position of the teams or player with the most goals/points, and latest to describe the score: ‘Ac half-time, Brazil are leading Chile 2-1, (= the latest score is 2~1 to Brazil) 150 Engish Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermedite)744 74.2 74.3 14.4 74.5 Exercises Complete the table with the correct forms. Write down six things you can do with a ball. Cover the opposite page first. it it asi it Write down: 1 Five games where you can hit the ball (with various kinds of equipment) 2 Four games where you can pass the ball (with hands or feet) 3 Three games where you can catch the ball 4 Two games where you can kick the ball 5. One game where you can head the ball Complete these sentences with a suitable word. I think the final The Czech Republi 1 was 3-1 2 3. Bayern Munich .. 4 Holland 2-1, so they are in the semi-final. AC Millan last night. i The Maracana in Brazil is the biggest in the world. It holds over 100,000 people. 5. Many of the ran onto the pitch after the game. 6 y the of the game berween Barcelona and 7 United scored first and they are still ... _ 1-0 with five minutes to go until half-time. 8 With 20 minutes to go, the —nnnnnnninnennnne SCOPE We have is 2-1 to Real Madrid. Organise these words and put them in the correct columns below. football racket course. — pitch tennis, boots golf net, court clubs. training shoes. whistle sport place ‘equipment football English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate) 1517/-¥) Sport and leisure Sports sport athletics vest, shorts, running shoes motor racing crash helmet swimming swimming costume (women); trunks (men) boxing vest, shorts, gloves, boots ice hockey sticks, skates, puck skiing skis, sticks, ski suit, ski boots / hiking camping rock climbing jogging J often go camping in the summer. _ 1 do a bit ofa lot of rock climbing in Wales. I really enjoy hiking. Jogging keeps me fit. (= keeps my body healthy) H.C) What do you do? Notice the common verb + noun combinations here, e.g. do exercise or play a game. Do you do much sport? I go skiing in the winter. Iplay a lot of ice hockey. 1 go to the gym (= gymnasium) ewice a week, where I do aerobics and a bit of weight training, Is it expensive to join (= become a member of) a sports club? T plan to take up (= start) golf when { get older. Thad to give up (= stop) athletics after 1 injured my back. Swimming is good for you. (= helps people to stay healthy) You need to do/take more exercise if you want to get fit. (= become fiv/get in good condition) ‘4: Which team do you support? (= like and follow) 8: Real Madrid. I've supported them all my life. Do you take it seriously? ‘A: take sport very seriously (= sport is very important to me) and when I play team games I'm very competitive (= I try hard and always want to win). What about you? 8: No. I'm the complete opposite (= I’m completely different: opp I'm exactly the same). T only play for fun. (= for pleasure/enjoyment) 152. English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate)75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 Exercises (Organise these words and put them in the correct columns betow. swimming costume motor racing crash helmet crunks circuit pool skates icehockey rink puck sticks sport place equipment Sutoening Fill the gaps with the correct verb. 1 Doyou . much exerci 2 Lonly _ volleyball in the summer. 3 If possible, I'd like co . a fitness club. 4 a: Llove football. > Do you? Which team do you .. a: Liverpool. 5. My Dad played football but he ... .. last year. He said he was too old. 6 We used to .. svn Camping in the mountains. 7 Why don’t you... __ hiking or swimming, or something? You need more exercise. 8 If you want to .... . fit, you need to run three or four miles every other day. Complete these sentences with a suitable word. Do you still do a lot of weight ...ki Fenjoy jogging and it keeps me... Liz doesn't have much opportunity now to go rock . igel loves dangerous sports; I'm the complete... He has played for several good teams and he takes it very .. used to play a lot of ice We still like watching motor ... I played for years, then 1 injured my ankle and I had to give In the summer I go jogging in the park. In che winter I exercise indoors and go to the wCeVaAueene 10 [love swimming, and it's really good for Answer these questions, If possible, discuss your answers with someone else. 1 What sport do you do! 2 Do you take sport seriously or do you do it just for fun? 3 Are you very competitive? 4 Are you good at any sports? 5. Have you taken up a new sport recently? 6 Have you ever had to give up a sport for any reason? English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediote & intermediate) 15376 NOTE ‘The people in the theatre are called the audience. Cinema and theatre box Inside a theatre ~~ > Plays and musicals At the theatre you can see plays, e.g. Hamlet, writcen by Shakespeare; or musicals, e.g. Phantom of the Opera, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. You usually book (= reserve) cts in advance (= some time before you see the play). When you see the play (or film), itis called a performance, e.g. The evening performance usually starts at 8 pm. Cinema Films are shown on a screen. In your country, films made in English may have subtitles (= a written tcanslation at the bortom of the screen), or they are dubbed. (= the English is replaced by actors speaking the words in your own language) “The person who makes the film is the director, e.g. Steven Spielberg, and the people in the film are actors. Famous actors are often called film stars (or stars), e.g. Julia Roberts. Types of film war film, e.g. Apocalypse Now; Platoon action film, ¢.g. Indiana Jones a love story/about a relationship) horror film, e.g. Dracula thriller (= interesting and exciting; often ‘comedy (= funny film; makes you laugh) about crime) romantic comedy (= love story and funny) disaster movie, e.g. Titanic Describing plays and films Journalists who write about films and plays are called critics, and theie articles are called reviews. These are some common words they use. brilliant/superb acting (= fantastic acting) an awful/dreadful film (= terrible) very moving (= has a big effect on our a slow film (= boring) emotions; often sad) a gripping story (= exciting/interesting) violent scenes (= scenes including fighting good fun (= enjoyable but not serious) and death) a complex plot (= story with many ideas) Telling the story The film is set (= happens) in the 1920s. It’s about (= the subjecu/story is) a young man from a poor background (= family history and situation), who meets a girl and they fall in Jove. But her family don't accept him, so they run away (= go to another place to be away from the parents). At first (= in the beginning) everything is fine, but then things go wrong, {= problems appear in their situation) and she has to leave him or they will be unhappy. 154 Engish Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediate & intermediate)76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 Exercises Look at the picture and answer the questions. id you sit in che stalls or circle? eogonooa OOOQCOCE Which row were you in? FOQOR000 OOOSGOUF 1 2 3. Were you next to an aisle? opaoecag IG 4 Did you have a good view of the stage? a ———_, a March the words on the left with the best definition on the right. 1 violent a. very exciting 2 moving b terrible 3 complex fanta 4 gripping d lots of 5 funny € very enjoyable 6 good fun £ lots of different ideas 7 dreadful g sad and emotional 8 superb hit makes you laugh ‘What word or phrase is being defined? 1 A play or film, and part of the story is sung to music. 2 The people who watch a play at the theatre. 3 The person who makes a film. 4 Journalists who write articles about films and plays. 5 The name of the articles they write. 6 The translation of the words of a film across the bottom of the screen. 7 To reserve tickers before the performance. 8 The most important actors in a film. Complete these sentences describing parts of the story of different books and films. 1 The film is .. wen in the 1940s, during the Second World War. Ar che beginning, Paul meets Jennifer in a bookshop and they fall in... The film is two women who drive across America, The main character is young, clever and comes from a very rich .. The couple are too young to marry, and their parents are very unhappy about the relationship, so they run .. In this film the husband loses money gambling, but . knows nothing about it. 7 At the beginning, the company is successful, but then things start going 8 There's a love story in it, and it’s very funny. I suppose you'd call it a waon snmmnmmunn first his wife a Test your general knowledge of cinema. What kinds of films are these? 1 Pearl Harbor 4. Frankenstein 2 Four Weddings and a Funeral § Silence of the Lambs 3. Die Hard 6 Basic Instinct Have you seen any of these films? If so, what words or phrases would you use to describe them? English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate) 155Music Types of music Classical music, e.g. Beethoven, Mozart (NOT elessie music) Opera (=a play in which the words are sung), e.g. La Boheme by Puccini, Carmen by Bizet Rock and pop music, e.g. U2, Madonna, Robbie Williams, Alicia Keys Jazz, e.g. Duke Ellington, Miles Davis There are many types of rock and pop music. Some are popular for long periods, others have a short history. Examples in the last 25 years are: punk, reggae, rap, garage and hip-hop. WES Musical instruments and musicians cello saxophonist cellist Bras pianist saxophone’ drummer, nn So violin j violinist guitarist ald drums usually performed (= played to an audience) by a gcoup/band, Most groups have a lead singer, a lead guitarist (guitar with six strings), a bass guitarist (four strings) and a drummer. Solo artists (= people who perform alone, e.g. Robbie Williams or Madonna) play with a backing group, and some of them are songwriters. (= they write their music/songs) Classical music is written by a composer, e.g. Bach, and performed by an orchestra (= a large group of musicians including violins and cellos) with a conductor (= person at the front who directs the musicians). Some music also has a choir. (= a large group of singers) A hit record A hit record is a song that is very popular and bought by many people, e.g. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was a hit single for Queen, and ‘Angel’ was a hit single for Robbie Williams. Groups and solo artists also produce albums (= make a collection of songs, usually 8-12, ‘on one CD). ‘Sergeant Pepper’ by the Beatles is one of the most famous albums ever made, These are also common phrases we use to talk about popular music. Craig David's new album is out next week. (= you can buy his new album next week) They plan to release a new record (= put it in the shops for people to buy) for Christmas. Have you heard the latest album by Stereophonics? (= the most recenUnewest album) Kylie Minogue's new single is number one. (= the most popular record in the shops this week) Which is your favourite track on the album? (= the song on the album you like the most) Has your taste in music (= the type of music you like) changed in the last ten years? 156 English Vocobulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate)Exercises 77.1 What do you call the people who play the following instruments? 1 piano pianist «3. guitar $- drums 2 violin 4 cello 77.2. Fill the gaps with the correct word, 1 Do you play a musical 2 a: Do you like : Yes, very much. ‘a: Who's your favourite : Irs hard to say, but I love Bach. 3 Isang in a. . for years. We performed in churches all over the country. 4 Their new CD venom HEXT Week. I'm sure it'll go co number i an album yet. in their Last one. vw album is brilliant, and much better 1 77,3 Now use the context and your own knowledge to fill the gaps with a suitable word. 1 He used to be conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic... 2 Robbie Williams was in a... called Take That before he became a artist. 3 Elton John ww piano, and writes and... ..all his own songs. 4 I think ‘Hey Jude" or I want to hold your hand’ is the Beatles’ biggest selling hit im » but ‘Sergeant Pepper’ is probably their most famous... That or ‘Abbey Road’. Thaven’t been to the .. Keith Richard has been 30 years. Duke Ellington is one of the greatest... ‘Waterloo’ was one of Abba’s most famous hi Eric Clapton sings on his albums, but he first became famous as a .. 7 Before he became a solo artist, Sting was the singer with Police. ince I saw The Marriage of Figaro last year. sum guitarist of the Rolling Stones for over aw am pianists ever. Seen l 77.4 Complete this story of Craig David's early years. Craig David was bom and grew up in and Stevie Wonder. His first (3) - ‘Southampton, on the south coast of England. ‘was ‘Human’, a version of the song that was ‘As a teenager he used to write his own a(4). . for the ‘Human League’. ..on a dictaphone, and his After that David became better known, and . in music at that time ranged his first album was (5) .. in from Terence Trent D’Arby to Michael Jackson ‘summer 2000. 77.5 Answer these questions. If possible, ask someone else the same questions. 1 What sort of music do you like best? 2. Who's your favourite singer/group/composer? 3. What was the last record or album you bought? 4 Has your musical caste changed in the last few years? Englsh Vocabulary in Use (preintermedkate & intermediate) 157vk) Background Most newspapers are daily (= they come out/are published every day), Some are national, some are local. Magazines are weekly or monthly (= published every week/month). Some newspapers are tabloids (= small in size). These are usually the popular press hort articles and lots of pictures), and they often have a larger circulation umber of readers). The more serious newspapers are bigger in size. People often refer to newspapers as the press. Contents Reports (= pieces of writing about news items, e.g. a report in The Times) Articles (= pieces of writing about an important subject, e.g. an article abour drugs) Headlines (= title in large letters above the reportiarticle, e.g. a front-page headline) Reviews (= articles giving an opinion of new films, books, etc., e.g. a review of ...) Adverts (= words and pictures about a product, to make people buy it, e.g. an ad for .. People Editor (= person in control of the daily production) Reporters/journalists (= people who report news and write articles) Photographers (= people who take the pictures in the papers) Headlines Certain words (usually short) are common in newspaper headlines. Verb grammar is also different in headlines: the present simple can be used for present or past events; an infinitive often refers to the future. Articles (the/a) and the verb be are often not included. row (= an argument) Government in new row over schools back (= support) Bush backs new law (= Bush has backed a new law) quit (= leave a job) British Rail chairman to quit (= the chairman is going to quit) Bad weather hits farmers UN jn bid to end war Government and IRA in new talks Bank of England cuts rate again key (= very important) Zidane could be key player ‘It said in the paper that ...” ‘When we refer to something written in a newspaper we use these phrases: It said in The Times that they've found the missing giel. (NOT 4es-weiven in ...) According to The Guardian, the missing girl was found last night. 158 English Vocabulary in Use (preimermediote & intermediate)78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 Exercises These words can be difficult to pronounce. Check the pronunciation in the Index and practise saying them. Remember, you must stress the second syllable of ‘advertisement’ and ‘photographer’, publish article ad'vertisement journalist pho'tographer row (= argument) Fill che gaps with the correct preposition. 1 There was a report The Independent .. 2. Have you read any reviews... his new film? 3 Wsan advert type of mobile phone, I think. 4 Iread it... the paper. 5. High unemployment won't last according . _~ the paper, Fill the gaps with a suitable word. : Is the paper ... published. & No, it 2. There are more than ten national .. 3. Thaven’t read ‘Hello’ magazine. Is it a weekly or a 4. The manager was interviewed for the paper by their best known 5 Do you understand this, 2200 WOMEN GIVEN WRONG DIAGNOSIS" 6 The picture on the front page was taken by one of their youngest . 7 There was a fantast the paper yesterday about ‘Space’. Did you read it? every day? nur once a wee newspapers in Brit ? of his latest film. It doesn't sound very good. in the paper which promise that you can learn a language in ten hours with this method. It’s nonsense, to The Times, the government is starting to panic. Rewrite these headlines in your own words. Don't repeat the underlined words. Remember thar small words like articles (the/a) and pronouns (bis/my) are often not included in headlines, but they will need to be in your answers. 1 MINISTER TO QUIT 5 Government to cut spending on new hospitals 1A esses 1 ging to an. his/har ob 6 Bad weather hits rall service 2 Japan and US start fresh talks 7 MINISTERS IN NEW ROW OVER TAX 3 GERMANY BACKS US PLAN 8 New bid to cut teenage smoking 4 POLICE DISCOVER KEY WITNESS Think about newspapers in your own country. Answer these questions. How many daily national newspapers are there? How many are tabloids? How many newspapers only come out on Sunday in your country? Which newspaper has the largest circulation? Can you name two or three famous journalists who write for daily newspapers? Where English Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediate & intermediate) 159Television remote control, Using a television/telly/TV plug it Be turn it on (opp turn it off) You can also tum it up (= increase the volume; opp turn it down) and turn over (= change toa different channel; e.g. from 1 co 3). You can use switch on, switch off, or switch over in place of turn. (NOT -switeh-ie-upldown) Types of programme Soap opera: a programme often on two or three times a week, which follows the lives of a ‘group/community of people. The stories are often exciting, dramatic and hard to believe. Quiz show or Game show: individuals or teams (called contestants) answer questions or play different games against each other. The winner gets a prize, e.g. money or a holiday. ‘Chat show: a programme where a presenter talks to famous people about their lives. Documentary: a film with factual information, often about a problem in society. Series: a number of programmes about the same situation or the same characters in different situations. This may be a comedy series (= programmes that try to be funny), or a drama series. (= programmes with interesting characters and exciting situations) Current affairs: programmes about a social or political problem. Current means happening ‘now/at the present rime’. TV in Great Britain At the moment there are five “terrestrial” channels (or stations) on TV (BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5). If you pay extra, you can have a satelite dish and receive satellite TV; or pay to have cable TV (TV sent through wire cables underground). There are many channels available. Talking TV ‘What's on TV tonight? (= what programmes are showing on TV tonight?) Is there anything on TV tonight? ‘What time's the film on? (= what time is the film showing?) I quite like television commercials. (= the advertisements between programmes) ‘Are they showing the game live (= as it happens) or just recorded highlights? (= parts of the game after it has been played. e.g. later in the day/evening) ‘Friends’ is on tonight, but it’s a repeat (= the programme has been on TV before}. I've seen it. ‘What's your favourite programme? (= the programme you like mostbest) 160. English Vocabulary in Use (presntermediate & intermediate)79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 Exercises You are watching TV with a friend, What could you say in each of the situations below? 1 You want to watch a programme on TV, — ..Gavid..yo.furn. tht, TV .02 2 You can’t hear the programme very well. Could YOU vwnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsne 2 3. You want to watch a different programme. Could yOW vnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 4. Now it's 100 loud for you. Could YOU vane 5. You don’t want to watch any more. Could YOU sone Here are the evening programmes on three British TV channels. 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There is also one comedy series, and two soap operas. Can you guess what they are? Complete these dialogues in a suitable way. 1 a: Whars TV tonight? 8: Oh, the usual soap... and stuff like that. A: Did you see the game live 8: No, they just showed the recorded a: Ally McBeal is _ tonight. Yes, it's a good programme, but I've seen it before: i's a w Answer these questions about TV in your own country. 1 How many channels approximately can you watch? 2 Do you watch a lot of satellite TV and/or cable TV? 3 In total, how much TV do you watch every week? 4 What are your favourite programmes on TV at the moment? When are they on? 5 Do you enjoy watching the commercials? English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate) 161ED On the phone Phone and telephone me Fy wt telephone directory answerphone Phone number shone card mobile phone phone box WES Starting a phone conversation ‘The first conversation is informal between friends; the second is a formal business calll, Ore Many: Hello? ‘When British c ‘ RUTH: Is that Mary? (NOT are you-Mery? or die Mary?) people answer tary: Yeah, the phone a Ruri: Hi, It’s Ruth, (NOT Lam-Ruth or Here-is Ruth) home, they usually just say Good morning. Chalfont Electronics. ‘hello’ and Oh, good morning, Could I speak to Jane Gordon, please? occasionally Yes. Who's calling, please? they give their : My name is Paul Scholes from “Bexel Plastics’, (= a typical formal eee, introduction) bo ee ot RECEPTIONIST: Right, Mr Scholes. I'm putting you through (= I'm connecting you) as PAUse ». ng JANE GORDON: Hello? PAUL SCHOLES: Mrs Gordon’ JANE GORDON: Speaking. Telephone problems 4.20 pm You phone your sister Susan, but it's engaged (= the phone line is busy). In other words, Susan is already on the phone (= using the phone) talking to someone else. 4.30 pm You phone again but a stranger answers and says: ‘I think you've got the wrong, number.’ (= you have dialled another number, e.g. 637424 and not 627424) 4.35 pm You get through to (= make contact with) your sister’s number, but she’s out (= not at home). Her husband answers and says: ‘Susan won't be back (= will not return) for an hour’, so you leave a message: ‘Could you ask Susan to ring me when she gets back (= returns)?" The husband agrees to give Susan the message: ‘Tl tell her you called.’ 6.00 pm Susan phones you back but you're out, She leaves a message on the answerphone. Her message is: ‘Jean, this is Susan. {’m just returning your call. I'll give you a ring (2 phone you) tomorrow. Bye.” res, this is Mrs Gordon) Useful vocabulary To phone another city/country, you need the (dialling) code, e.g. the code for Cambridge is 01223. Phone calls in a town are local calls; calls to another country are international calls. “Text messages are short written messages you can send from one mobile phone to another. i 162. Englsh Vocobulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate)80.1 80.2 80.3 Exercises Write four more words or expressions that include ‘phone’. . phone .. phone ‘Complete these phone conversations with suitable words or phrases. A: Hello? Good morning. Could 1 (1) cnennnnne Alicia James? (2) ‘ Oh, good morning, Mrs James. My name is ... 4: Good morning. Boulding Limited. Can I help you? BYES. (3) ann - Paul Mathews and I'm trying to contact Mr Patterson. He left 4 (4) sunnsnnoninensnnme OR MY answerphone yesterday afternoon. A: Tsee. Well, I'm afraid Mr Patterson's (5)... . at the moment. Can Task him to phone you (6) . later : Yes, please. I shall be here until lunchtis a Br .- Sandra? A: No, sorry. Sandra’s not (9) B: Oh. Do you know when she'll (10) .. a: No, I've no idea. 8: a c i OK. Well, in that case, could 1 (11) .. for her? Yes, of course, : Could you ask her 10 (13) ennnmnnn A: Sure. What’ yur name? §: Catherine. I'm a colleague from work. She's got my (15) a: Right. ll tell her. this evening? Hello? (16) ... Yeah, speaking. : Hi, Carlos. (17) .. Serena. A: Oh, hello. | was expecting you to ring yesterday. Tid = Deri ix times last night but I couldn't get (18) .. Iewas (19) all the time. A: Oh, yes, I’m sorry about that. I was (20) . the phone to my brother for about an hour and then someone rang me about the table tennis next week. » Carlos? Answer these questions. If possible, discuss your answers with someone else. 1 Have you got a mobile phone? How often do you use it? What do you use it for? Do what is the emergency number for the police? From your country, whar's the dialling code for the United Kingdom? How much does it cost to make a local call? ‘What's the phone number of your English school? In your countr hun English Vocobulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate) 163Computers and the Internet Hardware and software monitor laptop laser printer screen — floppy disks/ floppies mowze There is hardware (= the machines), and software (= the programs needed to work the machines). These programs are stored (= kept) on disks: hard disk (inside the tower). floppy disks, CD-ROMs or DVDs. Operating a computer i open anew openan —savethe print paste document existing data in this document document You can print it out later. Have you saved it in a new file? The Internet The Internet/the Net is a system connecting (= linking) millions of computers worldwide (= around the world). In order to get online (= become connected) you must connect your computer to a phone line using a modem. You alsa need an Internet Service Provider (ISP), e.g. aol, freeserve. On the Internet, there are different search engines you can use such as “Yahoo! or ‘Excite’ to find what you are looking for. When you go online (= use the Internet), you can browse (= look at) different websites and download stuff from the Internet. (= move data from one computer to another) E-mail I sent you an e-mail yesterday. _ What's your ¢ Did you check your e-mail today? (= look to see You can e-mail me at pd@freeserve.co.uk. (spoken ail address? u received any e-mails) pd at freeserve dot co dot uk} Important vocabulary Some computers and programs are more user-friendly (= easy to use) than others. If your computer has a virus (= a software problem), it may crash (= stop working). Because of this you should make a back-up copy. (= a second copy on a floppy di 164 English Vacabulory in Use (pre-intermediate & intermediate)81.2 81.3 81.4 Exercises Complete the words and phrases below with words from the box. Provider copy scompurer disk sites: printer user top 4 Internet Service .. 5 key. Can you remember what these symbols mean? Hoa eo ea Fill each gap with a suitable word. 1 I wrote a report on the computer this morning, then I. cone for me and one for my boss, Then, without any warning, the computer swvuesy and I'm afraid I lost the whole document. 2. Ifyou want co get online, you have t0 .. your computer to a phone line using a modem, 3. YOU CAM veimnnennonnennn 10t Of information from the Internet onto your own computer, but it can take a lot of time. 4 There was a warning on the news this morning about a new computer 5 that attacks e-mail. If you open a message called ‘April Showers’, it destroys all your e-mail contacts. Have you No, [ haven’ Az We, V eomvennnnncennmnne YOU aN e-mail this morning. You'd better have a look. I spend ages just... nw different websites. Ie may depend on the . engine you are using. ‘My new e-mail address is: janebriggs .. ~a0l . seveneuem YOUF €-mnail today? com. eNO Answer these questions. If possible, ask someone else the same questions. Do you have a computer at home? If so, what is it (e.g. PC, Mac, etc.)? Do you use computers at school/college/university or work? Whar do you use them for? What software are you familiar with? Do you use e-mail? If so, whar's your e-mail address? Do you use the Internet? If so, what are some of your favourite websites? Duke Engish Vocabulary in Use (predntermediate & intermediate) 165Education: school The state system (= free education) Age of 3. most go to nursery school $ everyone starts primary school i pupils (= the name for students at this age) go to secondary school 16 g0 to a college for vocational (= job) training, e.g. hotel management, secretarial courses; or stay at school for two more years; leave school and get a job 18 leave school and go to university; go to a college for further education/training, eg. teaching, business studies; get a job You go to school and go to university (NOT go to the-school/university). Other examples are: go to church (= to pray), go Into hospital (= as a pavient because you are il) go to bed (= to sleep). go to prison (= as a criminal). There are also publiclindependentiprivate schools and parents pay to send their children to these schools. The school fees are expensive. About 7-10% of the population go to private schools in the UK. Subjects (= topics you study) Some words look plural, but in fact they are English ‘maths (= mathematics) singular and need a French, German, Spanish | physics singular verb, eg. Maths history chemistry {isn't my favourite subject. geography biology (Other examples are: art, music information technology (= abour _—_—Pysies. polities and ‘computers and communication) econ Timetable The school day is divided into 6-7 lessons in different subjects, with a break (= period of rest between work) in the morning and afternoon. There is also a one-hour lunch break. The school year is usually divided into three terms (= periods of study). Each term is about 13 weeks, and each week pupils do (= study) about ten subjects. At the end of the school year they do/take an exam in each subject. After the holidays, pupils go back (= return) to school. Success and failure success failure 1 passed my exam, {failed my exam. I did very well, | did very badly. got nine out of ten for my homework. (= 9/10) | 1 gor thrce out of ten for my homework, Igor a very high mark, (eg, 18/20) got a very low mark. (e.g. 5/20) I got a good grade. (e.g, B+) I didn’t get a very good grade. (e.g. D-) I'm good at English. I'm hopeless at (= very bad at) maths. 166 English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate)82.1 82.2 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.6 Exercises Here are some school subjects but the letters are mixed up. What are the subjects? 10 wkone How much can you remember? Answer these questions without looking at the opposite Page. 1 At what age do English children go to nursery school? 2. When do they start primary school? 3. When do they go to secondary school? 4. At what age can children leave school? 5 What can they do if they pass all their exams at the age of 18? Complete this text about the timetable of a typical secondary school in Britain. The school day is normally (1) into six or seven (2) with (3) during the moming, at lunch and in the afternoon. Over whole week, (4) . usually do about ten different (5) . The school year normally has three (6) nu » With exams at the end of the year. Complete these sentences with a suitable phrase. When she was a child she went in a small village. He didn’t go to school last term. He was very ill and he had to go Iwas very tired, so after I finished my homework I went ... When I left school f Went ann and studied medicine, Ic was a religious school, so we had to go quite a lot. The police caught him and he went for six months. Abeer Write the opposites. 1 Lpassed my exam. 2 Idid very well. 3. I'm very good at English. 4 got a very high mark. What about you and your country? Answer these questions. Did you go to nursery school Do most children start primary school at the age of five? Is the secondary school system similar or different to the English system? How many subjects do/did you study at secondary school? Do/Did you study any subjects which are nor included on the opposite page? Whar isiwas your favourite subject? How many lessons do/did you have every day? IsWas your school a state school or private school? At what age can you leave school? How many cerms are there in a school year? Seer ausune Englsh Vocobulary in Use (preintermediote & intermediote) 167Education: university Subjects You can normally do/study these subjects at university but not always at school. (The underlining shows the syllable you must stress in each word.) medicine law philosophy engineering _psychglogy sociglogy architecture polities business studies agriculture history of art__—_econgmics Studying at (a British) university If you want to go to (= enter fr) university, you must first pass examinations that most students take at the age of 18 (called ‘A’ levels). Students usually take chree or four “A” levels (examinations in three or four subjects), and they must do well to get a place at university. If you get a place, most students have to pay part of their tuition fees (= money for teaching). Some students also get a government grant (= money to pay for living expenses, e.g. food and somewhere to live), but most students need a loan (= money you borrow from a bank) to cover the cost of (= pay for) university life. Students at university are called undergraduates while they are studying for their first degree. Most university courses last (= continue for) three years, some courses last four years, and ‘one or two courses, e.g. medicine, are five years. During this period students can say they’ are doing a degree, and when they finish and pass their exams, they can say they have a degree. This can be a BA (= bachelor of arts) or a BSc (= bachelor of science). For example: He hopes to get a place at Oxford. She's at university in Glasgow. She's doing a degree in physics. T've got a degree in German from York Universiry. She's got a BA in French. He's got a BSc in computer science. Postgraduate courses When you complete your first degree, you are a graduate. Some students then go on {= continue) to do a second course or degree, called a postgraduate course/degree (or postgrad course). These students are then postgraduates and they often study for: an MA (Master of Arts), e.g. I'm doing a Masters in English or an MSc (Master of Science), e.g. She did a Masters in biology or a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) [minimum three years), e.g. He's got a PhD in computer science. ‘When people study one subject in great detail (often to find new information), we say they are doing research, e.g. My sister is doing research into/on the effects of stress at w School vs university School has teachers and lessons; at university you have lecturers and lectures. The head of department (also called a ‘faculty’, but less common in spoken English) at a university is usually called a professor. (An ordinary teacher or lecturer is not a professor.) 168 English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate)83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 Exercises Read these sentences spoken by university students. What is each person studying? I'm concentrating on Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Weight. orhitekir. ‘We have to know every bone in a person's body. ‘The way we use fertilisers is much more precise than 20 years ago. We're going to concentrate on Freud and Jung this term. I've been reading some books on rime management. Expressionism was really a reaction to the work of the Impressionists. We've spent a lot of time on American foreign policy. You must know this case; it’s one of the most famous in legal history. OMAR Now mark the stress on each of your answers, check with the pronunciation in the Index, and practise saying the subjects. What do you call: the money some students receive if they get a place at university? the qualification you get at the end of university? the name we give students during this period at university? teachers at university? . students when they have completed their first degree? students studying for a second, higher degree? the study of one subject in great depth and detail, often co get new information? the talks/lessons that students go to while they are at university? ean Replace the underlined verbs with less formal verbs that have the same meaning in the context. 1 Isit very difficult to obtain a place at university? 2. You have to pass exams before you can enter university. 3 He's studying physics, I think. 4 Did she receive a grant for her course? 5 The course continues for three years. Fill the gaps with a suitable word. 1 My brother is 20, He’s still university in York. 2 She's gor a degree vwnnnnnnnnn CCOMOMICS. 3 He's vnrenmnnmons FESCATCN vnninennsnnenee VAFIOUS tyes Of nervous disorder. 4 She's already got a BA. She's doing a ... degree now. 5. Who is the professor in Your ann Answer these questions. If possible, compare your answers with someone else from your ‘own country and/or someone from a different country. 1 Do you need to pass examinations before you can go to university? 2 Do some students get a grant to study at university 3 Is the tuition free if you go to university? 4 Do most degree courses last three yea 5 What is your equivalent of the British BA or BSc? 6 Do you have similar postgraduate degrees in your country? English Vocobulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate) 169Eve Law and order — HEA) The police When someone commits a crime (= breaks the law and does something illegal/against the lawhvrong), the police do a number of things. They investigate the crime. (= tey to find out what happened and who is responsible) If they catch (= find) the person they believe is responsible for the crime, they will arrest them, (= take them to the police station because they think the person has committed the crime) ‘At the police station, they question them. (= ask them questions) If they are sure that the person committed the crime, the person is charged with the crime. ( the police make an official statement thar they believe the person committed the crime) For a serious crime (e.g. murder), the person must then go to court for trial. {see section B] HRB) in court In court, the defendant must try to prove (= provide facts to show something is true) that they did not commit the crime. In other words, they must try to prove that they are innocent (opp guilty). Twelve members of the public (called the jury) listen to the evidence (= information about the crime, for and against) and then make their decision. People who see a crime are witnesses, and they usually give evidence at a trial. GEM c 0 Punishment (= what a person must suffer if they do something wrong) If someone is guilty of a crime, the judge will give the sentence (= the punishment). If a person is guilty of murder, the sentence may be 10-20 years in prison. The person then becomes a prisoner. For crimes that are not serious (called minor offences, e.g. illegal parking), the punishment is usually a fine. (= money you have to pay) 170 English Vocabulary in Use (presntermediate & intermediate)Exercises 84.1 Put this story in the correct order. The first event has been given. they found both men guilty. and charged them with the robbery. £10,000 was stolen from a bank in the High Street. 1 After the jury had listened to all the evidence ‘The judge gave the men a prison sentence of five years. The trial took place two months later. and they finally arrested two men. They questioned them ar the police station The police interviewed a number of witnesses about the sm neon ee 84.2 Answer the questions. Who investigate(s) crimes? the pola Who sentence(s) people? Who live(s) in prison? ‘Who decide(s) if someone is innocent or guilty? ‘Who defendis) people and present(s) evidence? ‘Who commit(s) crimes? AuawNe 84,3 Fill che gaps with the correct word. Tas Have you e6€F cennrnnnnsnne the Law? No, never. 2 a: Does anyone know Why she on ': [ think she needed the money. Is it legal to ride a mororbike without a licence? NO, it snnennnne HE HAW. 40 Ut Britain i€ 18 cmeuonnenne €0 drive a car withour insurance. 5. If you drive through a red light, you will have to pay a 6 The defendant must try to . he or she is innocent. 7 The jury must decide if the defendant is innocent or . 8 9 0 voww the crime? Before they reach a decision, the jury must look at the . carefully. If someone is guilty of murder, the will be at least ten years in prison. He has been in trouble before, but it was only a minor 84.4 Read the text, then write your answers to the questions below, based on your knowledge of the law in your own country. If possible, discuss your answers with someone else. ‘Two 16-year-old boys broke into a house when the owner was out, and took money and jewellery worth about £900. The owner reported the crime when she got home at 6pm. Will the police investigate this crime? How will they investigate? What will they do? Do you think the police will catch the nwo boys? If they do, what crime will they be charged with? Can boys of this age go to prison? ‘Whar do you think the sentence would be? Do you think this is the correct sentence? Auawne Engish Vocabulary in Use (previntermediate & intermediate) 71i Crime The law If you do something illegaVagainst the law (= wrong), you have committed a crime. Most people commit a crime at some time in their lives, eg. driving above the speed limit or packing illegally, etc. If you break the law (= do something wrongiillegal) and commit a crime, you could get into trouble (= be in a bad situation) with the police. Crimes crime criminal verb (= person) theft (= general word for stealing) thief steal (also take) robbery (= steal fram people or places, e.g. banks) robber rob burglary (= break into a shop/house and steal things) burglar break in shoplifting (= steal from shops when they're open) shoplifter shoplife murder (= kill someone by intention) murderer murder manslaughter (= kill someone but without intention) - - Scene of the crime ‘Two men robbed a jeweller’s in west London early this morning. They broke in (= forced their way into the building, e.g. they broke a window) around 7am and took/stole rings and necklaces valued at over £10,000. Several witnesses (= people who see a crime) saw them leave the shop and get away/escape (= go away from a dangerous situation) in a blue car. The police believe both men are armed (= have guns) and extremely dangerous. Crime prevention ‘What can governments do to prevent crime (= stop crime happening) or reduce it (= make it less)? These things happen in some countries. The police carry guns. (= have guns) The police are allowed to (= are permitted tofcan) stop anyone in the street and ask them questions. Criminals receive tough (= hard) punishments, e.g. go to prison for long periods. There is capital punishment (= death, e.g. by injection or electric chair) for some crimes. What can people do to protect themselves (= keep themselves safe) and their property {= home and land)? They can do these things. Avoid (= keep away from) dark streets late at night (e.g. midnight). Avoid wearing (= try not to wear) expensive rings or watches. [Note the -ing form after ‘avoid’ ee Have a burglar alarm. Pur money and valuables (= things worth a lot of money) in a safe. Leave lights on at home when they go out. safe burglar alarm — lock 172 English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediote & intermediate)85.1 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 Exercises Complete this table. Respond to these statements or questions confirming the crime in each one. 1 A: He broke into the house, didn’t he? a Yes, he’s been charged with ..23 a: He killed his wife? Yes, he’s been charged with She stole clothes from that department store, di 8: Yes, and she’s been charged 4 4: The man on the mororbike didn’t mean to kill the boy. B: No, but he’s been nu 5. a: He took the money from her bag? a: Yes, but they caught him and he’s a Find the best noun on the right to follow each verb on the left. agun a house the door a crime the law to prison 1 2 com 3 g0 4 cary 5 6 break into break meahee How safe and secure are you? Answer these questions with YES or NO. Do you often walk in areas which are not very safe? Do you often walk on your own in these areas late at night? Do you wear an expensive watch or expensive jewellery? Do you lock doors and windows before you leave the house? Do you have a burglar alan Do you leave lights on when you go out? Is there someone who protects the building when you are out? Do you have a safe in your home? YES =0 NO = N N iN NC NC N N eYAMsene Bee RooO Add up your score. Less than 3 = very safe; 3-5 = quite safe; 6-8 = you could take more care; more than 8 = you are a dangerous person to know! Fill che gaps in these questions with a suitable word, What’s your opinion? 1 Do you think the police should .. guns? 2 Do you think the police should be {0 stop people without a reason? 3 Do you agree with capital ~ for certain crimes such as murder? 4 Do you think tougher punishments will help to .. sews IME? English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate) 173Politics Types of government ‘Monarchy: a state ruled by a king or queen (= the king or queen has power and control). Some countries, e.g. the UK, have a monarchy, but the monarch is not the ruler. Republic: a state governed by representatives (= men or women chosen by the people) and a president, e.g. the USA or France. People who believe in this system are republicans. Democracy: a system of government in which leaders are chosen by the people, e.g. France or the United Kingdom, People who believe in this system are democrats. Dictatorship: a system of governmen ich one person rules the country (= one person has total power). This person is called a dictator. Political beliefs noun politics person politician | adjective political conservatism, conservative conservative socialism socialist socialist social democracy | social democrat democratic liberalism liberal liberal communism communist ‘communist People who believe in social democracy are social democrats. Ir is a democratic government, with liberal beliefs. Political positions ‘The government is very reactionary (= they don’t want any changes). The opposition (= the main political party which is not in government) is more radical make changes to the system). The Prime Minister is quite right-wing capitalist), and the leader of the opposicion is more left-wing (= socialist). Elections In a democracy, people vote for (= they choose in a formal way) the political party (e.g. social democrats) they want to form the government. They do this in an election (= when everyone votes). Quite often elections take place/are held (= happen) every five years. 42% voted for the social ist party got 42% of the votes.) They clected a new president last year. (= The new president was elected last year.) The election takes place next week, and the Liberals hope to form the next government. Government Political systems are different all over the world (= in every part of the world). In the UK. when 2 political party wins a majority (= 51% or more) of seats (= official places in parliament) in an election, they are in power (= the government of the country), and their leader (= person in control of the party) becomes Prime Minister. The government must have policies (= programmes of action) to run (= manage and control) the country. This means, for example, an economic policy (for the economy), and a foreign policy (for actions by the country in other parts of the world). 174 English Vocabulary in Use (prestermediate & intermediate)86.1 86.2 86.3 86.4 86.5 Exercises ‘Whar kind of political system is being described? 1 The country is ruled by a king or queen. 2 The country is governed by men and women who are chosen by the people. 3 The country is ruled by one person. Complete the tables. Use a dictionary to help you if necessary. general noun Rewrite the sentences using the words on the right. The meaning must stay the same. Make any necessary changes. Example Its in every part of the world. ALL Is all or the, wed. 1 Elections take place every five years. HELD EleCtiOMS nnn —_ 2. The government is socialist. WING ‘The government is = f 3: Tma democrat. BELIEVE 4 Who controls the country at the moment? POWER Who .. — vos Fill the gaps in this text about the political system in the United Kingdom. In the UK (1 swe take place every five years. The (2)... se Minister may decide to have one after four years, but five years is the maximum. The country is divided into 652 areas and people in each area can only (3) . for one person from one political (4). ve» - The person with the Most (5). is the winner, and that person becomes one of the 652 members of parliament, The political party with a (6) vow Of the Seats in partiament then forms the government, and the (7) un v Of that parly becomes Prime Minister. His or her job is then to decide on a number of different (8) .. . to run the country. Answer these questions about your own country. If possible, ask someone else, 1 Which are the main political parties in your country? 2. Which party is in power at the moment? 3. When were they elect 4 Did you vote in this election? 5. Who is the leader of this parr 6 7 8 Is this person the President or Prime Minister of your country? Do you think you are left-wing, right-wing, or in the centre? Do you think your political beliefs have changed/will change during your life? English Vocobulary in Use (preintermediote & intermediate) 175Bureaucracy What is it? Bureaucracy is the rules used by officials (or bureaucrats) ro control an organisation ‘or country. It is often used in a negative way to mean unnecessary cules, eg. filling in (= completing) forms, and waiting for documents. (= pieces of paper with official information) HEE) important documents (e.g. passport) identity card (= card with your name, date of birth and photo to show who you are. The United Kingdom is one of the few countries where people do not have identity cards.) driving licence (= the official document which permits you to drive on public roads) jocument which gives you permission to enter, pass through or leave a country) Officials often check (= look at and examine) your documents, e.g. customs officials check your passport or identity card, and the police may check your driving licence. We also use the word certificates for official pieces of paper stating certain facts: a birth certificate gives the important facts about your birth, exam certificates state you have passed certain exams, and a marriage certificate states you have married. Some documents are for a fixed period of time, e.g. a visa may be for six months. Ar the tend of that period, the visa runs out (infmlexpires (fil) (= it finishes/comes to an end). If you want to stay in the country, you must renew it (= get a new one for a further period of time). You can normally renew a visa, a passport, a membership card for a club, etc. ME) Forms There are situations where you need to fill in (= complete) forms. landing card: a form you may have to fill in when you enter another country ‘enrolment form (sometimes called a registration form): a form you often have to fill in when you join a school or course application form: a form’ where you write details about yourself, often when applying for a job With many forms, you will need to sign them { snanre_Swlio. Gonzales (= write your signature) and print your full name underneath. (= under it) Language of forms Forms often contain formal expressions. In spoken English, this may be different. NOTE In writeen and spoken English. | dare of birth = When were you born? = are, place of birth = Where were you born? ‘Sake country of origin. = Where do you come from? tame orfamily | Matital status = Are you single or married? hana date of arrival = When did you arrive? date of departure = When are you leaving? (or When did you leave?) 176 English Vocabulry in Use (preintermediate& intermediote)87.1 87.2 87.3 87.4 87.5 87.6 Exercises Check the pronunciation of these phrases in the Index (you will find them at the underlined words). Repeat them until you can say them fluently. identity card important document —exam certificate registration form Write down a word that can be used befare these nouns, but not including words in 87.1. ard licence certificate form Complete these sentences with a suitable word. 1 Will you need to .g¢. a visa if you go to the United States? 2 Lwas surprised that nobody my passport when we arrived in France. 3 Could you . in this form for me, please? 4 They sent the form back to me because I forgot to _it at the bottom. 5 a: DoT have to pur my at the bottom of this form? : Yes, please ~ and then print your full name underneath. 6 a: Lonly had a visa for six months and i. re you going to veo it? Yes. if can. [ don’t think it'll be a problem. 7 Weite your first name here and YOUF erornmnsnnnnen underneath, 8 [want to do a course, so I wrote to the school and asked them to send a(n) sven FORM. next week. How many of these documents do you have? passport identity card driving licence birth certificate ‘exam certificates _ marriage certificate Rewrite these sentences in more informal English. I asked some British people about problems they had had with bureaucracy. What about you? Have you had any problems? If so, write them down and compare them with the Engish Vocabulary in Use (previntermediote & intermediate) 177}33) Global problems rs The environment (= air, water and land around us) Many people believe we are destroying the environment. (If you ‘destroy’ something, you damage it so badly it does not exist any more.) For example: Cars and factories pollute the air. (= make the air dirty) ‘We continue to cut down rainforests and increase the dangers of global warming. (= an increase in temperature because of increased carbon dioxide around the earth) How can the planet (earth) survive? * We must save/conserve (= use less and use well) natural resources (e.g. water, oil and gas). We mustn't waste them. (= use them badly) ‘+ We must protect animals and plants. (= keep them safe from human damage) ‘+ We mustn't throw away bottles and cans. We must recycle them. (= use them again) Many of the verbs above form common nouns: Natural disasters A disaster is when something terrible happens and people often die. A natural caused by nature. For example: famine (= situation where people die because there isn’t enough food) drought (= no rain for a long period of time; this often causes famine) floods (= too much rain in a short period of time, causing damage to houses and land) earthquakes (= violent movement of the earth; buildings are often destroyed) WMC) War and peace © ‘A.war is a long period of fighting between two or more countries. Some countries have been at war (= fighting a war) for years. There are also civil wars (= fighting berween two or more groups in the same country). These are some of the most violent ~ soldiers (= the people in the army) are killed, but many civilians (= people not in the army or navy, etc.) also die. Wars often end with a peace settlement. (= both sides agree to stop fighting) Terrorism This is violent action for political reasons. People who do lisaster is NOTE this are terrorists. A common terrorist crime is planting. oat Assassinate = _ bombs (= putting bombs in public places) often to a ro killa famous kill/assassinate important people. Terrorists also hijack I person.often planes and buses (= take control of them by force). The a for a political people on board then become prisoners (called hostages). reason. ‘The terrorists may agree to release the hostages (= permit the hostages to go free) if governments agree to their demands (= what they ask for), perhaps giving them money or releasing other terrorists from prison. 178 English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate)88.2 88.3 88.4 88.5 88.6 Exercises ‘Many words in this unit are difficult to pronounce. Check the pronunciation in the Index at the back of the book and practise saying the words. pollution survive resources disaster civilian terrorists famine drought flood earthquake soldiers hostage Complete the tables. If we want to look after the environment, there are certain things we shouldn't do and certain things we should do. Complete these sentences with suitable verbs. We shouldn't: 1 thew. oly... paper, bottles and cans: we should = water and energy: we should . ave them, cnn REM, them from human damage. 3 forests; we should Match words from the left and right to form compound words or phrases. 1 peace a resources 2 civil b settlement 3 natural © warming 4 global dwar Complete these definitions with a word or phrase. Global warming is an increase in temperature caused by an increase in... A disaster is when something .. A famine is a long period of time when people may die because there isn’t enough rere AA flood is the result of too much ... A drought occurs when there is a long period without ‘A war isa long period of. A civil war is a war between two or more groups from To assassinate means (0 Soldiers are people who fight in an Civilians are people who are nor . Sword sus Complete these sentences with a suitable word. 1 Terrorists have hijacked a 2 Twvo men attempted to assassinate the . 3 One of the terrorists planted a ... 4 The terrorists have agreed to release all the 5 During the fighting a number of civilians were ... 6 The ewo sides have agreed to a peace .. English Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediote & intermediate) 179Air travel MEA Departures When you arrive at the airport, you can look at the departures board which shows the flight numbers (e.g. BA735), departure times (e.g. 0840) and destinations (e.g. Venice). Ar the check-in desk they weigh your luggage. Usually you can take about 20 kilos. If ic is more, you may have to pay excess baggage (= you pay extra). They also check your ticket and give you a boarding card for the plane with your seat number on it. Then you go through passport control where an official checks your passport, and into the departure lounge. Here, you can also buy things in the duty free, e.g. perfume or alcohol. About half an hour before take-off, you go to a gate number, e.g. gate 14, where you wait before you get on the plane. When you board (= get on) the plane, you find your seat. If you have hand luggage, you can pur it under your seat or in the overhead locker above your seat. If there are no delays (= when you have to wait until a later time for some reason), the plane moves towards the runway. (= the area where planes take off and land) Delay can be used as a noun and verb. It is a common word at airports. There's a two-hour delay on our flight. Why it delayed? What's the reason for the delay? We were delayed at Athens airport. HE SB The flight The captain (= the pilot) or cabin crew (= people NoTE who look after passengers) may say these things: The cabin crew 6 Please fasten your seat belt and put your seat in aoe bother’ the upright position. (stewards). M4 ‘d ee fay we remind passengers (= to passengers: {etewardesses), _Pe48¢ femember) that there is no smoking now ‘They are abo uncil you are inside the terminal building. (= the called ight part of the airport where passengers arrive and depart) attendants, * The cabin crew are now coming round with landing cards. (= cards you have ¢o fill in when you enter certain countries) WC Arrival ‘When the plane lands (= arrives on the ground), you have NOTE to wait for it to stop. When the doors are open, you get You hire off the plane and walk through the terminal building and something fora go to the baggage reclaim (= place where you collect your short period, luggage). You go through customs (GREEN = nothing to oiee for ¢late; RED = goods to declare). At most airports, you ae rent a car) eg.a fat For a car you ean use both. luggage trolley 180 English Vocobulary in Use (pre-intermediote & intermediate)89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 Exercises Complete the words or phrases below using words from the box. control number desk card baggage Jounge luggage reclaim —_ locker 1 boarding . 4 flight . 7 baggage 2 excess 5 overhead 8 passport. 3 check. vowe 6 departure . 9 hand ... What do you call these? 1 The place where you go when you arrive at the airport with your luggage. The card they give you with the seat number on it. What you have to pay if your luggage is very heavy. The bags you carry onto the plane with you. The place above your head where you can put these bags. The part of the airport where the plane accelerates and takes off. The people who look after you on the plane. Another verb used to say ‘rent’ a car. eA EwL Complete these sentences with a suitable word, 1 There was a mechanical problem, and we ended up wi Several passengers had to fill in landing I went through passport control and sat in the departur If you have nothing to declare, you follow the green sign when you go through a two-hour ... Run ‘A woman at the check-in desk weighed my .. [looked for our flight number on the departures aw Fill the gaps in this letter. Dear Torn, Va. Sust orind in Rome bat Von. still from 0 rally tentble flgnt. We a). wm foto hos late, buouse of bod weather, and than oer the channel we had mot. bod waster, The (2) on. td us to (3). ox stat belts, whith worried mea bit, and for half an hour we (4) Hivogp 0 tanible stam. | was olmast sik, but the cabin (5) ually nia. H wns stil ning and ery windy when wt (6) in Rome, and | wos cally god 40 (7) ann snes the plane ond get into the aiport building, | cally hope the retun (8) 5 0 lot better Answer these questions. If you don’t fly very much, try to ask someone who does. 1 What is the most interesting part of the flight, and whar is the most boring part? 2 Where do you often have delays, and why? 3. What do you usually do during the flight? 4 Do you always eat the food they give you? Do you ever drink alcohol on the flight? English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate) 181Hotels and restaurants i Types of hotel accommodation a single room = room for one person with a single bed a double room = room for two people with one large bed atwin room = room for two people with two single beds full board includes breakfast, lunch and dinner half board icludes breakfast and dinner B&B iust bed (= the room) and breakfast HE'© = Visiting a hotel or restaurant ‘At busy times, e.g. the weekend, you may need to book (= reserve) a room in a hotel or a table in a restaurant in advance (= before you go). When you arrive at a hotel you check in at reception (= tell the receptionist you have arrived); at a restaurant you ask for a table (e.g. Could we have a table for ewo? or I booked a table for nwo. The name is Carter.) In restaurants you can tip the waiter/waitress (= give money for good service) if service is not included; in a hotel you may also give the porter (= person who carries luggage) a tip. Ar the end of a meal in a restaurant or the end of your stay in a hotel, you pay the bill. Ina restaurant You can see the food available on the menu, and choose wine (and other drinks) from the wine list. There are usually three parts to a meal: a starter {e.g. soup), a main course (e.g. meat or fish) and a dessert (e.g. fruit or ice cream), A drink before the meal is often called an aperitif. HED) Useful words and expressions Ina hotel GUEST: Are you fully booked (= completely full) next week? Do you have any rooms available (= free rooms) this weekend? Is breakfast/dinner included? (= Does the price include breakfast/dinner?) ‘Where's the lift? (= the machine which takes you up or down a floor) Excuse me. How do I get to (the underground station) from here? ‘There's something wrong with (= there's a problem with) the heating in my room. What time do we have to check out? (= leave the room on our last day) In a restaurant WAITER: Are you ready to order? (= Have you decided what you want?) Would you like to try the wine? (= taste the wine to see if it is OK) Is everything all right with your meal? CUSTOMER: Are you fully booked? ‘What's vichysoisse exactly? I'll have the (soup) to start. (= as a starter) Excuse me. Where's the toilet? 182. English Vocobulary in Use (presintermediate & intermedioe)90.1 90.2 90.3 90.4 Exercises Put the sentences in each column in a logi Hotel Restaurant a I paid my bill. a Thad the starter. b I checked in at reception. b I paid the bil ¢ Ileft the hotel. € I left the restaurant. d I went up to my room. d I ooked at the menu, € I spent the night in the hotel. € I gave the waiter a tip. f Thad an early morning call. f booked a table. 1 g I booked the hotel. 1 g Thad a dessert. h I went out to a local restaurant for dinner. h I ordered my meal. iL arrived at the hotel. i [arrived at the restaurant, j I got up and had breakfast. j Thad my main course, kL tipped the porter who took my bag to the room. k Tooked at the wine list. Finish these questions or statements with a suitable word. HOTEL GUEST 1 I'm leaving in a few minutes. Could I pay my 2 Is thar just bed and breakfast or full 3. Could I book a m ? 4 I'm interested in next weekend. Do you still have rooms .. 5 [Your room is on the tenth floor] Excuse me, Where's the WAITER 6 Right, madam. Are you ready to ... 7 Would you like to try the 8 Is everything all right with your . RESTAURANT CUSTOMER 9 Ti... the soup to start. 10 Excuse me. Is service ns? What would you ask the hotel receptionist in these situ 1 You think a hotel is busy next weekend, but you're nor sure. What could you ask? 2. You want to stay in a hotel for two nights next weekend with your husband/wife. You phone the hotel. What do you say? You are staying in quite a good hotel (e.g. two-star or three-star) in your country. Would you expect to have the following? Compare your answers with someone elseif possible. 1 Colour television 4. Mini-bar (= fridge with drinks) 2 Satellite TV $ Tea- and coffee-making facilities 3 Hair dryer 6 Airconditioning English Vocobulory in Use (predntermediote & intermediate) 183,A sightseeing holiday in the city HA’ Famous places 1 palace 2 market 3 temple 4 statue S castle 6 cathedral Many people go on a sightseeing tour of a town (usually in a bus); they ean also go on a tour of a castle, cathedral, ete. When you are sightseeing, it helps to buy a guidebook (= a book of information for tourists) and a map of the town you are vi GERI) Tourist activities go sightseeing ‘We went sightseeing almost every day. do a bit offa lot of sightseeing, I didn’t do a lot of sightseeing in Warsaw. have a look round (= visit somewhere ‘We had a quick look round the shops. casually) I wanted to have a look round the art galleries. take pictures (= photos) 1 took hundreds of pictures on holiday. spend money I spent lots of money - too much. get lost (= lose one’s way) ‘We got lost almost every day in London. have a greatnice/terrible time ‘They had a lovely time in Venice. {go out (= leave homelyour hotel to go to | On holiday we went out every night. a social event, e.g. restaurant or disco) WEG, Describing ‘places’ The word place can describe a building, an area, a town, or count Bruges is a lovely place (= town) and we found a really nice place (= hotel) to stay. The town is full of interesting places. (= areas/buildings) Venice is beautiful but it’s always packed (= very crowded) with tourists. New York is very cosmopolitan. {= full of people from different countries and cultures) St Petersburg has lots of historic monuments. (= important places built a long time ago) Many beautiful cities are now very touristy. (= a negative word: ‘too much tourism’) Sao Paolo is a really lively place (= full of life and activity) and the nightlife is fantastic. To ask if itis ‘a good idea’ to visit a place, use be worth + -ing or noun. A: If 1 go to Scotland, is it worth spending a few days in Edinburgh’ B: Yes, definitely — and Glasgow is worth a visit as well. 184 English Vocabulary in Use (predtermediate & intermediate)Exercises 91.1 Complete this postcard. You may need a word or phrase in each space. fit anyone, (7). wtth lots of litle. stolls, aap eaee eos oleh nei well saling Just about enrything fro apples to q@ «la the fist antiques. for dag | dd gata lt of) tee | ate in the hotel the fist aight but usually | = the Ef Toons, Notre Domne, and all te usual | (8) for dinar = the. astovnts lot of many, bot W's a Yoo'l be aes rare Ty hn gl of a tokan lots of (10)... ) pt (6) aan 1 hope you'ee all wall, 1 wate ein nent on mj wing bo to te bol, bat cd take. natty beiaust | disconnd 0 relly fostinating Lon, Enea 91.2 Which of these places do you usually visit or go to when you are on holiday? museums art galleries churches and cathedrals tourist shops concerts _discos/nightclubs__castles/palaces/temples. _—_the cinema markets restaurants bars the theatre 91.3 Agree with the information in the questions without repeating the same words and phrases. Use words and phrases from the opposite page. Example 4: You've gor quite a few pictures, haven't you? Yes, I took lots of photos. 1 a: Isa fabulous cit Yes, it's a 2 a: There's a big mix of people in London, isn’t there? Yes, it's very . . 3 a: It was very crowded, wasn’t it Yes, it was... 4A: There's a lor co do in the evenings, isn’ there? Bs: Yes, the . 5 a: Did you enj &: Yes, we had a... 6 a: Kyoto is a good place to go to, Bb: Yes, Kyoto is definitely a. 91.4 Think of a place in your country (a different place for each number) which is: 1 cosmopolitan 4 famous for its historic monuments 2 lively 5. worth visiting 3 very touristy 6 not worth visiting English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate) (85Holidays by the sea Places to stay ‘When people go on holiday they stay in various places (= a number of different places): some go to hotels; some rent an apartment (a holiday flat); some prefer to go camping and sleep in a tent. On the beach Many people spend their holiday in seaside resorts (= towns by the sea for tourists, e.g. Malaga, St Tropez, Okinawa) where they can go to the beach every day. You sometimes get a gentle breeze (= a light pleasant wind) from the sea, which helps to cool you down on hor days, but it can also burn you [see section D]. Seaside activities like to go for a walk along the cliffs. On sandy beaches, I often play volleyball. 1 somerimes go windsurfing/snorkelling/diving. I don’t swim much but I like to have a paddle. (= just put my feet in the sea) ‘My sister likes to have a swim in the sea, SES but not if it is very rough (opp calm). diving snorkelling windsurfing In the sun. ‘Many people go to the beach to sunbathe (= lie in the sun) and get 2 suntan (= when the body goes an attractive brown colour from the sun; we can also say, be brown). This can be dangerous, and you should always put on suntan lotion (= cream or oil to stop your skin burning). This will also help you to get a tan and protect your skin (= keep your skin safe). If you don’t protect your skin, you may get sunburn (= the skin becomes red and very painful). For total protection, use sunblock. 186 English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate)921 92.2 92.3 92.4 92.5 Exercises Write down four more words beginning with ‘sun’. sunsbiae.. su sun... sun. sun, Match a word from the left with a word from the right to form six phrases. I beach a breeze 2 sanan ————b umbrella 3 seaside © sea 4 gentle 4 lotion 5 sandy € resort 6 rough f beach Identify these seaside activities. 0 3. Can you find 11 words (including one phrasal verb) from the opposite page in this word square? All the answers are vertical or horizontal. -[»[z[>[o ©] =]>]9]2]-]9 2[s/olo[rlololo = (o|—|2|2[-lole|>| ale [=[F-[=la] mr] -[o|[N]>[=/o[F [eI alo z[=[o[>[o/2[>[AI Fill the gaps with a suitable verb (one word only). If possible, discuss your answers with someone else, 1 How often do you on holiday? 2. Where did you .. ‘our last holiday? 3. Do you or your family often ...an apartment for your holidays? 4 Do you ever... _ camping? 5 Do you enjoy ona beach? 6 Do you ~ a suntan easily? Engish Vocobulory in Use (preintermediote & intermediate) 187i Time Prepositions: at, on, in ata specific time at 8 o'clock, at 3.30, at midnight ona day ‘on Monday, on July 14, on the second day in a period in the morning, in April, in the summer, in 1998 Important exceptions are:at Christmas, at Easter, at the weekend, at night. Prepositions often confused Pl stay until she phones; I'll be here until 4.30. P'll be in the office by 8.15 (= not later than 8.15); than 6.30) Tve worked in this office for six months. [For + a period of time, e.g. a week, a month} Tve worked here since May. [Since + a point in time in the past, eg. last Friday, 3 March] I worked on a farm during the summer/the holidays. [This tells you ‘when’.) Tworked on a farm for two years. (This tells you ‘how long’.] (NOF during-ewo-years) {Pm going back to Brazil in ten days’ time. (= ten days from now) (NoT after-cen-days) 'Il leave after she phones/after 4.30) "Il be back home by 6.30, (= not later Approximate periods of time: past, present and future Past Pve known the two girls for ages. (= for a long time) Thaven’e been to the dentist recently/lately. (e.g. in the last few months) 1 saw Tom recently. (e.g. a few weeks ago/nor long ago) Tused to go skiing, but that was a long time ago. (e.g. 5~10 years ago) My sister went to the zo9 the other day. (= a few days ago, pethaps a week) Present don’t see my sister much these days. (= a period including the past and now) Future This dictionary will be OK for the time being. (= for now/the near future — but nor long) Pm sure I'll go to America one day. (= in the future bur I don’t know when) Counting time There are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, 2 weeks in a fortnight, 52 weeks in a year, 10 years in a decade, 100 years ina century. ‘Take’ and ‘last’ We use take to say how long we need ro do something. Ir takes me (= I need) half an hour to get to school. ‘We can walk, but it'll take (= we'll need) a long rime. We use last ro talk abour the duration of something, from the sinning to the end. The cookery course lasted for ten weeks. (e it continued for en wegen How long does che film last? (= How long is it from the beginning to the end?) ‘The battery in my camera didn’t last long. (= didn't continue to function for a tong time) 188 English Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermedicte & intermediate)93.1 93.2 93.3 93.4 93.5 Exercises Complete the text with at, on or in. ‘There's one bus from London which gers here (1) ......-~ ten o'clock (2) morning and then another which gets in (3) ..- four o'clock (4) .. afternoon. That's (5) weekdays, but (6) amnnmm the weekend the timetable is different. (7) .. Saturday there are still two buses bur the second one arrives (8) five thirty; (9) ‘Sunday there is just the one bus (10} o'clock. And {11) ......... the winter, the service doesn’t run at all (12) Underline the correct answer in (brackets). The teacher told us to finish our homework (by/until) Monday. We can't leave (by/until) the others get back. P've been in the army (for/since) [ was 18. They've worked here (for/since/during) six months. I visit my uncle every week (for/since/during) the winter. Lwas at university (for/since/during) three years. She's going back to France (in/after) three months’ time. T'll see you (in/after) ten days’ time. eUIAH REN Replace the underlined words with more ‘approximate’ time expressions. 1 I went to Egypt with my parents but that was xen years aga. A long tine ago 2 I went to the library three days ago. 3 Thaven’t been to the cinema for the last three weeks. 4 Thaven’t been to a concert for three or four years. 5 This computer will be OK for me now and in the next year. General Knowledge Quiz. Can you complete these sentences with the correct number? pic Games usually lasts about weeks. h century, and died in the 3. President Kennedy died . That's over .. years ago. 4 Ittakes approximately . urs to fly from London to New York. 5 The best athletes can run 100 metres in less than ... sm seconds, Complete these sentences about yourself and your country. 1 On weekdays | usually get up at . and leave home at.. T always clean my teeth i 1 don’t go to school/college/work on T usually have a holiday T have been in my present school/college/job for Thave been studying English since Thaven’t spoken English since .. It takes me .. to get to school/college/work. You can’t get a driving licence until . Ie rains quite a for during... Semvausen English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediote & intermediate) 189Priest Numbers Cardinal numbers 379 = three hundred and seventy-nine 2,860 = two thousand eight hundred and si 5,084 = five thousand and eighty-four 470,000 = four hundred and seventy thousand 2,000,000 = two million 3,000,000,000 = three billion ‘There is no plural's’ after hundred, thousand, million and billion when they are part of a number. When we are talking more generally, they can be plural, e.g. thousands of people: millions of insects. Ordinal numbers and dates ‘One problem with dates is that we write them and say them in a different way. ‘We write 4 January (or 4th January), but say the fourth of January or January the fourth. ‘We write 21 May (or 21st May), but say the twenty-first of May or May the twenty-first. 1997 = nineteen ninety-seven 2003 = two thousand and three Fractions and decimals 1 = one and a quarter 1.25 = one point two five 1} = one and a half 1.5 = one point five 1} = one and three quarters 1.75 = one point seven five Percentages 26% is spoken as twenty-six per cent. More than 50% of something is the majority of it; less than 50% is the minority. Arithmetic There are four basic processes. Notice how they are said when we are working out (= calculating) che answer, += addition ~ = subtraction 6 +4 = 10 (six plus/and four equals/is ten) 6 - 4 = 2 (six minus four equalsis nwo) 6 x4 = 24 (six times/multiplied by four equals/is cwenty-four) 8 +2 = 4 (eight divided by two equals/is four) e. e. e + = division ¢, Some people are not very good at mental arithmetic (= arithmetic in your mind without paper) and often get stuck (= have a problem) if they have to work something out. The easiest way is fo use a calculator. (= small electronic machine for working our numbers) Saying ‘0° This can be spoken in different ways in different contexts. telephone number: 603 724 = six oh three, seven two four mathematics: 0.7 = nought point seven; 6.02 = six point oh two or six point nought nwo temperature: ~10 degrees = ten degrees below zero or minus ten degrees 190 English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate)94.1 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.5 Exercises How do you say these numbers in English? Write your answers after each one, 1 2 3 4 5 1,250,000... 6 10.04 7 ATM% 8 10 April 9 3 July 10. 602 8477 (phone LL ~S* centigrade .. 12 In 1976 .. Now repeat them until you can say them fluently. Correct the mistakes in these sentences. 1 After the game I heard that the crowd was over twenty thousands. 2. We arrived on the four August. 3. There were two hundred twenty altogether. 4. My birthday is the thirty-one August. 5. My phone number is seven twenty three, six nought nine. Fill the gaps with a suitable word. _ were in favour of the new plan; about 80%, I think. _ were not happy with the idea, bur it was only 5%. good at mental arithmetic. I always have to use a 4 When I tried to add all the numbers together, I couldn't. S tcan do simple mental arithmetic, but I get .. smn if OUE, if the numbers are very big. Can you do these mental arithmetic problems? If you find it difficult, use paper or a calculator. 23 and 36 is 24 times 8 is 80 minus 20 is 65 divided by 13 ‘Add 10 and 6, multiply by 8, then subtract 40 and divide by 11. What have you gor? Divide 33 by 11, multiply by 7, add 10, and subtract 16. What's your answer? AvawW Answer these questions, Write your answers in words. 1 When were you born? 2 How much do you weigh? 3. Whar is the number of the flat or house where you live? 4 What is the approximate population of your town? 5 What is the approximate population of your country? 6 What is the normal temperature of a healthy person? 7 How many kilometres are there in a mile? English Vocabulary in Use (predintermediote & intermediate) 191Distance, size and dimension Distance ‘These are common ways of asking about distance, with typical replies. a: How far is it? a: The nearest one (= the shortest distance from here) is about five miles. As it far? &: No, It's just round the corner. (= very near) Is it a long way? #: No, not far (= quite near) ~ about ten minutes’ walk. it very far?—_B: Yes, quite a long way. or Yes, too far to walk. ‘We can use far in a question or a negative, but not in a positive starement on its own {it's 2 long way NOT iet-for). But we can say: ‘i's too far to wall) GBM Size and dimension shallow end_ widd oon length height deep end We can ask and answer about dimensions like this: questions answers What's the length of the room? or How long is the room? | Irs 5 metres (long). What's the width of the path? How wide is the path? | I's 60 cm (wide). What's the height of the wall? How high is the wall? | e's rwo metres (high). ‘What’ the depth of the pool? How deep is the pool? | It's 3 metres (deep). Ec Size in people and things We use different words to describe the size of people and things. For example: NoTE a tall girl (opp a short girl) fat people (opp thin people) We usually use long book (= many pages) (opp a short book) tallto describe deep lake (= many metres) (opp a shallow lake) people. trees and buildings: and high to describe walls, mountains, etc. a thick book (opp a thin book) a wide road (opp a narrow road) We can use big or large to describe size in English, but not great, which usually means ‘fantastic’ in spoken English. Buc we can use great big to say that something is very big, eg. There was a great big dog in the garden, so I stayed outside. 192 English Vocabulary in Use (presntermediote & intermediate)Exercises 95.1 Think about the building you are in now, and answer these questions using expressions from the opposite page. 1 How far is it to the nearest shop? 2. How far is it to a bank? 3 Isit very far to the nearest bus stop? 4 Is it very far to a post office? 5 Is ita long way to the nearest swimming pool? 6 7 8 Is it a long way ro the next big tow: How far is the nearest railway station: Is it far to the centre of town? If possible, ask someone else the same questions and compare your answers. 95.2 Write down at least six different questions you could ask about the distance, size or dimensions of; the lake, the mountain, the football pitch and the person. Bad Example tow big is the lake? 95.3 Disagree with the speaker in the dialogues below. Look at the example first. No, he’s quite :: The water's deep, : No, it’s : Is the road very No, « - : He's quite tall, isn’t he? No, . at that point? : They only live in a small place, don't dl : No, it's... i's fairly boring place. isn't 83 NO, eneerntttnncsententnernnttntttttinnintienanne English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate) 193Shapes, colours and patterns Shapes Pie iO & a square (n) ‘a rectangle (n) a circle (n) a semi-circle ‘square (adj) rectangular (adj) round (adj) © a triangle int (a) astar 2 diamond triangular (adj) pointed (ad)) The raom was almost square. We haven't got around able. We sat in a semi-circle. 1c was like a triangle. ‘An unusual star-shaped candle. The end was pointed. HEMES, Colours turquoise ‘You will already know most of the common colours. pink 2 beige Here are some that are less common. O ~ Shades of cotour (= degrees and variation of colour) NOTE With some colours, we use pale, not light, eg, pale yellow, pale pink. She bought a dark green skirt. He's wearing light blue jeans. The shirt is pale yellow. Patterns (also called ‘designs’) These are common on clothes and furniture. A skin HEB Use of the suffix -ish When we want to say that a shape is ‘almost round’ or a colour is ‘a sort of green’, we can also express this idea with the suffix -ish. She had a roundish face. He wore a greenish tie. The wall was a yellowish colour. striped shirt 194 English Vocabulary in Use (preieuermediote & intermedite)96.1 96.2 96.3 96.4 96.5 Exercises Complete the table. noun adjective Complete these sentences with the correct colour. 1 You mix black and white to get ou. 3. You mix brown and yellow to get .. 4. You mix red and blue to get 5. You mix blue and green to get Describe these pictures using the correct adjective(s) and noun. What object is 1 Irs gor a point at one end and that’s the end you write with. 2 Ie’ rectangular and often green. There are white lines on it, and people play on it. 3 It’s a reddish-orange vegetable, quite long and usually pointed at one end. 4 5 ing described in each of these sentences? For some of the month it’s completely round; at other times, it’s closer to a semi-circle. Ie can look grey, pale blue, dark blue, or a greenish blue. It really depends where it is and whether the sun is shining on it. It’s roundish, and white, beige or brown in colour. You eat the in: ‘The bottom part is triangular, and at the top there is another bit in the shape of a semi- circle. You put things on che triangular part and hang them using the semi-circular part. 8 Iclives in the sea. It’s quite small and greyish, but goes pink when you cook it. Then you ea le when it’s cooked. What are you wearing? Write a description, including the exact colour of everything. If there is a colour or design you cannot describe, use a bilingual dictionary. English Vocobulory in Use (pre-intermediate & intermediate) 195Notices and warnings Information OUT OF ORDER NO VACANCIES SOLD OUT for a machine that is in the window of a B&B outside a cinema or concert not working, eg. public (cheap hotel), it means hall ~ there are no tickets left phone or washing machine the hotel is full they have all been sold MES) ee Please queue other side q KEEP RIGHT PLEASE QUEUE OTHER SIDE KEEP RIGHT (= wait in a line on the other side of (= stay on the right side, and continue on this notice) e.g. in a bank or post office _the righr side) e.g. in airports, on the underground HERE. C! Don't do thist ED __ No-Exit careful! With these notices, something bad may happen i ‘ou do not pay attention ro them. EE MIND YOUR HEAD FRAGILE| | Senacar MIND THE STEP PICKPOCKETS, MIND YOUR HEAD MIND THE STEP FRAGILE BEWARE OF (= be careful you (= be careful you (= be careful, this PICKPOCKETS don't hit your head) don’ hit the step and will break easily) (= be careful, chere are eg. in front of alow fall) e.g, in front of a people here who will door step steal things from your bag or pocket without you knowing) 196 English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediote & intermediate)971 97.2 97.3 97.4 97S Exercises Complete these notices and warnings in possible ways, without looking at the opposite page. PLEASE QUEUE eens BEWARE OF nr MIND YOUR PLEASE DO NOT ener NO eee Where could you see these notices or warnings? 1 se tt Bs Beware of PICKPOCKETS Please queue other side ew 6 7 8 ‘What notice(s) might you see in each of these places? 4 In front of garage doors . 5 Above the window of a 6 Inside a theatre 7 On the underground 8 A door going into a low room Now write some different notices of your own. Think of six possible notices you could put ‘one of these places: + a language school . + a place where people work, eg. bank, factory, hospital. Where would you put these notices? If possible, do this activity with another person or show it to another person. Look for other notices (in English or your first language). Can you understand the English notices? Can you translate the ones in your own language. Try to find six more notices in the next week. English Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediate & intermediate) 197I i i (m) i i Vague language Vague means ‘not clear or precise or exact’. For example, we can say: Thave a vague idea where it is. (= I know more or less but not exact In spoken English, we use a lot of vague words when we are not being very precise. Thing(s) * To refer to actions, ideas and facts: ‘The main thing (= fact) about John is that he always stays calm. That was a terrible thing (= action) to do. * To refer ro countable objects (often the speaker and listener know what the object is): ‘What's that thing (bicycle) doing in the house? Put those things (cups and saucers) in the cupboard. * To refer to a general situation: How are things at school? Things (= life in general) are going really w Stuff We can use stuff with uncountable nouns (or a group of countable nouns} when we don’t need to give the exact word. Often the listener knows what the speaker is talking about. Just leave that stuff (= different items of clothes) on the floor. I'll clear it up. 1 play guitar but not much classical stuff. (= music) Asort of... We often use this phrase when we cannot find the exact word to describe something. The walls are a sort of yellow. (= nor exactly yellow, but more or less) Ws a sort of horror film. (= not exactly a horror film, but more or less) And things like that/and that sort of thing ‘We use these phrases so that we don’t need to continue the examples. 1 don’t eat chilli and garlic and things like thar. She wears a lot of Armani and Versace and that sort of thing. Sometime/any time I'll be ready sometime next week. (= next week but I don’t know when) You can collect it any time after 10. (= at 10.30 or 12.30, or 3.00 in the afternoon, etc.) Abit Ic usually means ‘a litle’, bur it can also mean “quite a lot’ in spoken English. Could you speak up a bi lire) I can't hear you very well. Tehought the hotel was a bit (= quice) expensive, actually. Approximately ‘These words are used with numbers and all mean approximately Ie'll rake you about/around 40 minutes. Ie’s roughly ten miles. ‘We're expecting 100 people, more or less. We interviewed 20 or so, I think, 198 English Vocabulary in Use (predntermediate & intermediate)98.1 98.2 98.3 Exercises What could thing(s) and stuff refer to in these sentences? I never wear that stuff; it’s got such a strong smell. perfume/aftershave. This thing has gor stuck in the lock. T bought a couple of bortles when I was in Scotland. I's great stuff. We don’t need these things on a picnic. We can eat the food with our fingers. Whac's that white stuff called chat you mix with water to make bread? ‘There was a great thing on television last night about elephants. couldn't get any more stuff in my suitcase. Ie’s a wonderful thing and keeps my young children occupied for ages. I don’t know why I bought thar thing ~ it’s too heavy for me to carry even when it’s empty. 10 It’s good stuff. My hair feels really soft, and it didn’t cost a lot. wea eone Add a word or phrase in the spaces to make this conversation less precise and more natural. a: How many people were at the conference? 1) a 400. Was it good? : Er, 1(2) enjoyed it. You don’t seem very sure. Well, there were some good (3) env long. a: And did you go to John’s talk? : Naturally. How did it go? Well, he WAS (5) wenn What was it abour exactly Oh you know, changes in the family, (6) mn : How many people were in the audience? & 75 (7) That's good, isn’t it? think John was (8) on + bur it was (4) . -» Rervous at the beginning, but it went really well. .~ disappointed — he wanted at least 100. Reply to each of these questions with a suitable ‘vague’ response. 1 a: Did you get everything you wanted? le id you say the walls were blue? Yeah, ... ‘Will there be 20 chairs in the room? Yeah, ... = PePR eR eR EEE Ca English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate) 199Formal and informal English Formal Eng! Formal English is more common in writing than speaking, and is used in notices, business letrers and legal English. You will hear some examples in spoken English, e.g. airport announcements, Notice in café: Only food purchased (= bought) here may be eaten on the premises. Police statement: | apprehended (= caught) the accused outside the supermarket. ‘Theatre announcement: The play will commence (= start) in two minutes. Business meeting: The meeting will resume (= start again) this afternoon at 2pm. Lawyer in court: My client had a broken ankle, thus (= so) he couldn’: drive the car. Business letter: | regret to inform you (= I'm sorry to say) that we are unable to ... (= can't) Notice: If you require (= need) further assistance (= more help), please contact . Airport announcement: Will passengers for Miami please proceed to (= go to) gate 36. Informal English Informal language is more common in spoken English. For example: ‘most uses of get are informal (see Unit 29) ‘+ many phrasal verbs are informal (see Units 23 and 24) + many idioms are informal (see Unit 13) ‘* most shortened words are informal (see Unit 100) Informal language is nor suitable for formal written English, but in spoken English (and most e-mails or letters ro friends) it will help you generally to sound more natural. Thad to go and pick up (= collect) the kids (= children) from school. I reckon (= think) we'll get (= receive/obtain) the money pretty (= quite) soon. I'm just going to the loo. (= toilet) Do you fancy going out? (= Would you like to go out?) I managed to fix up (= atrange/make) an appointment for 7.30. My flat is very handy for the shops. (= near the shops and very convenient) 1 thought the book was terrific. (= marvellous) Most of the students are bright (= intelligent) but Paul is ceally thick. (= stupid) ‘What's up? (= What's the matter?) ‘We must get in touch with them (= contact them) very soon. When we get to (= reach/arrive) the horel, I'l have a word with (= speak co) them. 1 offered him ten quid (= pounds), bur the guy (= man) wasn’t interested. Here's the book I promised you. 8: Oh, cheers. (= thank you. It can also mean ‘goodbye’.) Did you bring your bike? (= bicycle) Slang This is a form of very informal language. It includes words used by particular groups of people, e.g. young people often refer to ‘drugs’ as dope, and also words which many people think are impolite and unacceptable in most situations. You should probably not use these words, but some of them are quite common. For example, the word piss is a slang word meaning to urinate/go to the toilet, and it is also used in a number of other slang expressions with different meanings. Piss off! (= go away) He was pissed. (= drunk) It's pissing with rain. (= ing heavily) 200 English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate)Exercises 99.1 Put the words on the left into the correct column on the right. handy loo purchase resume thus terrific quid commence apprehend reckon guy cheers 99.2 Find a synonym in the box for each of the words in 99.1. so buy putes convenient catch start ‘man start again pounds thanks think marvellous toilet 99.3 Replace the underlined words and phrases in these sentences with more informal language. Where did you purchase that book? I'm just going to the toilet. ‘The woman on the desk told us to proceed to gate 12. What's the matter? Would you like to go out for a meal? When are you going to collect your bicycle? My flat is five minutes from where I work, thus it’s very convenient. The man in the market wanted twenty pounds for this ring. Most of the children are very clever. 10 1 think it'll commence quite soon. CONaueune 99.4 Now rewrite the underlined parts of this letter in more suitable formal English. Dear Mr Collins, We'te really sorry to say that we can't lend you the sum of £500 that you ‘need, but it may be possible to provide you with a loan for some of the money. If you would like to contact the branch and have a word with Mrs Jenkins, she will fc up an appointment with the assistant manager. He will be happy to discuss the matter with you. Yours sincerely, 99.5 Dictionaries will tell you if a word is formal or informal/spoken. Use your dictionary to find out if these underlined words are formal or informal/spoken. What do they mean? J thought the film was a drag. Patrons only. It was too much hassle to go. Someone has pinched my pen. He’s a nice bloke. ‘Smoking isn’t permitted. English Vocabulary in Use (predntermedite & intermediate) 201Abbreviations and abbreviated words Letters or words? ‘Most abbreviations are spoken as indi vidual letters: MP Member of Parliamene PM Prime Mi TD Identification, e.g. Do you have an ID card? PC Personal computer CV Curriculum vitae CD _Compact Disc BBC British Broadcasting Corporation UN United Nations EU European Union USA United Stares of America WWW World Wide Web ISP__Internet Service Provider AA few abbreviations are spoken as words, e.g. AIDS ‘eidz (= Acquired immune Deficiency Syndrome), and occasionally they can be spoken as individual letters or a word, eg. VAT iviet/ or [V-A-T] Value Added Tax (= a tax on goods/products in EU countries) If you don’t understand an abbreviation, you can ask about its meaning like this: ‘A: What does V-A-T stand for? ar What does EU stand for? : Value Added Tax. 8: European Union. HERG) Written forms only Some abbreviations are written forms only; they are still pronounced as full words. Mr /mista! ‘St Mark (Saine Mark) Mrs /misis/ (= a married woman) Dean St (Dean Street) Ms /maz/ (= a woman who may be single or married) Dr (Doctor) H.C Abbreviations as part of the language Some abbreviations (from Latin) are used as part of the language ‘We write ‘etc’. Pronunciation wes sie == ‘we usually say for example exempli gratia ‘and so on’ and that's to say/in other words id est Shortened words Some common English words can be shortened, especially in spoken English. In some cases, the shorter form is more common and the full form sounds very formal/strange, e.g. refrigerator, influenza, gymnasium and veterinary surgeon. phone (telephone) fridge (refrigerator) bike (bicycle) maths (mathematics) exam (examination) TV/telly (television) board (blackboard) plane (aeroplane) a paper (newspaper) case (suitcase) photo (photograph) vet (veterinary surgeon) ad/advert (advertisement) _ flu (influenza) (= illness like a cold but more serious) lab (laboratory) (= special room where scientists work) gym (gymnasium) (= large room with equipment for physical exercise) sales rep (sales representative) 202 English Vocobulory in Use (pre-itermediate & intermediate)100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 Exercises ‘What do these letters stand for? Complete each one. 1 BBC = British Broadcasting 2 MP = Member of 3 WWW = World Wide 4 CD=... ise Rewrite this note, making it more informal by using short forms where possible. Microw Peter had a mathemaths examination this aftemoon and then he hod to take his bye to the. pair shop, so he'll probably be a bit late home You can watth faletsion while you'ee whiting, for him, “ond please. help yowstlf to in the cefrigirater. IF there's a problem (for example, Dector Brown about the influrraa vaccination), ony telephone. number is next to the photayaphs on the dining coam table. T should be hae myself by about fix. Magaret (Peter's: mother) . ‘What abbreviations in written English are often used for these words or phrases? 1 for example 4 in other words 2 and soon 5 Mister 3 Street 6 Doctor Complete these sentences with suitable words or abbreviations from the opposite page. 1 She didn’t want ro walk, so she went on her ...b#¢t. 2 If you go to Mediterranean islands, .. idea to hire a car. If you want to apply for the job, you need to send your .. application. Tasked the teacher to write the word on the In that shop on the corner you can get books, pens, writing paper, She was away from college last week because she had better now, though. 7 When I sold my records, | put an . the same day. 8 Ie was a warm di 9 If the tickets are ve 10 What does EU . sardinia or Corsica, it's a good with a letter of w ane T think she’s in the paper and had three replies so I put the milk and butter in the . expensiv more than £50, don’t buy any. Here are some more abbreviations. What does each one stand for, and where will you see them? PTO RSVP) ASAP_— Clee English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate) 20313 1.4 Ls 2 22 23 24 Answer key Unit | Suggested answers: 1 Ieis better to plan regular self-study. 2 No, study the units that interest you. 3 Yes. 4 Yes, it usually is necessary. 5. Itis probably better to revise for short periods but do it often. revision/revise; pronunciation/pronounce; choice/choose; interest/interest 1 Didyoudo 2 forhalfanhour 3 the left-hand page 4 [spent twenty minutes the whole page 2 True 3 False {it means doing certain things in the same way) 4 True 5 False (‘at least 50" means a minimum of 0) 6 True 7 True 8 False (‘revision’ means studying something a second or third time) 9 True 10 False (‘a blank piece of paper’ has no writing on it) Unit 2 Possible answers: RAILWAYS/TRAVEL | WORDS WITH ‘ut-’ PREFIX puton | platform unfriendly gloves | train unhappy size get on unable jumper | late unkind wear | passenger tie Ton 2 black 3 puron 4 make S$ gave 6 finger 1b 2c 3b 4c Sa 6a 7b Bb The answers here will depend on your first language: a translation may or may not be suitable for all of the words. Example sentences are a good idea for most words, and there is usually something else that is also useful ro know: Here are some suggestions: concentrate: the main stress is on the first syllable, and it is followed by the preposition ‘on’. The noun is ‘concentrat beard: a picture is the best way to show meaning; to know ‘moustache’. nearly: synonym = almost. Usually goes before the main verb except the verb ‘to be’, e.g. we nearly lost the game; itis nearly 4 o'clock. empty: opposite = full. Also useful to learn thalf-empty’ (= ‘hal negative. rescue: synonym = save; noun and verb. kknife: a picture is the best way to show meaning; the letter ‘k’is silent; also important to know the plural form ‘knives’, and the words “fork” and ‘spoon’. is pronounced ‘biad ; also useful full’) but seems more 204 Engish Vocabulary in Use (preintermediote & intermediate)25 31 3.2 33 34 3.5 4.2 43 44 Possible answers: take: a picture, a bath, a decision, a bus make: a mistake, a decision, a mess, a noise, friends, money, coffee do: homework, research, someone a favour, an exam, sport, the shopping, the washing-up Unit 3 1 bilingual 2 pronunciation 3 uncountable 4 opposites 5. guess; look it up Wrong (‘homesick’ means you are unhappy living away from home and want to return) 2 3 Right 4 Right 5. Wrong (the opposite of ‘polite’ is impolite") 6 Wrong (the past rense of ‘begin’ is ‘began’) 7 Right 8 9 0 Right Right 10 Wrong (‘depend’ is followed by the preposition ‘on’) k in knife; b in combs tin castle; | in salmon; p in receipt 1 very small 2. lu:z. like ‘choose’ 3 wina game 4 chose/chosen 5 choice 6 It’s an adjective. 7 be and feel, e.g. She's homesick; He feels homesick, 8 law and order 1 sdef.3 2=def.1 3 =def.2 4 =def.1 Unit 4 2 in Seville; preposition 6 of money; preposition 3. gothiook/caught a train; verb 7 wonderful hotel/place/location; noun 4 a beautiful city; indefinite article 8 to Spain; preposition 5 expensive/good hotel; adjective 9 never stays; adverb uncountable noun: traffic plural noun: shorts; jeans a phrasal verb: get in; put on idiom: get a move on 1 transitive 2 transi 3 intransitive 4 tra 5S intransitive 6 intransitive Syllables and main stress (underlined): One syllable: noun Two syllables: English; decide; before, adverb Three syllables: informal; adjective; opposite; understand Four syllables: education; preposition Five syllables: pronunciation Answer key 20545 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 6.2 6.3 6.4 7A 72 7.3 14 1 adjectives 4-un- (unhappy; unlucky) 2 happily; luckily; dangerously; cheaply _--S_ dangerous/safe; cheap/expensive 3 happy/content/cheerful; lucky/forrunate Unit 5 1 notebook 2 file. 3 briefcase 4 socker_ 5S plug 6 tape recorderlcasserte recorder 2 acassette/tape 7 cub things ouverase them 3 an OHT 8 (photo)copy things 4 notes/papers 9 because you want it louder 5 notes/books/pens, etc 10 because there aren’t enough books/you've forgotten your book 6 a plug 2d 3e da SF 67h 1 What does ‘swap’ mean? 2 How do you pronounce it? 3. How do you spell it? Unit 6 2 incorrect. S$ impatient 9 impolite 13 unlock 3 illegible 6 irregular 10 invisible 14 unpack 4 impossible 7 unfriendly 11 unemployed 15 disagree 8 informal 12. dishonest. 16 dislike 2 unlock the door 3 disappear 4 get undressed 2 i's very untidy 3 he got undressed 4 it’s completely illegible 5 she's very impatient 6 inadequate 7 unpleasant 8 dishonest 2 misunderstood/misread/misheard 3 unpacked _ 4 disappeared 5 redolrewrite 6 overslept 7 unlock 8 disliked 9 redo/retake 10 overdoing 11 reopen 12 overcharged Unit 7 education; improvement; jogging; stupidity; happiness; weakness; similarity; activ vernment; spelling; hesitation; arrangement sadness; popularity 2 election 3. education 4 government 5 weakness 6 stupidicy 7 management 8 improvement 2 translator 3 actor 4 psychologist. ©—-5 economist. 6 footballer pop singer bus driver shop manager child psychologist film dicector ballet dancer computer operator _ professional footballer 2 murders someone 6 drives a lorry 3. manages a bank 7 writes articles in newspapers and magazines 4 acts on TV 8 paints pictures § translates books and articles, etc. 206 Engish Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediote & intermediate)8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 91 9.2 9.3 94 Unit 8 2 atractive 3 creative 4 cloudy $ (un)suitable 6 usefulluseless 7 careful/careless 8 thoughtful 9 political 10 enjoyable 11 painful 12 dirty 13. sunny 14 musical 15 {un)comfortable 16 famous 17 (un)reliable 18 emotional 2 famous 3 helpful 4 dangerous 5 painful 6 useful 7 reliable 8 industrial 9 economical 10 homeless 11 fashionable 12 incomprehensible 1 opp awful'terrible 2 opp useless 3. opp wonderfullgreat 4 opp careless 5 opp ugly homeless family famous actor careless mistake useful advice comfortable bed cloudy morning industrial area enjoyable party Possible answers: 2. cloudy, sunny, foggy 3 careful. careless, dangerous, reliable 4 famous, dirty, attractive, industrial 5 comfortable, fashionable, reliable, unreliable, economical Unit 9 1 guess 2 diet 3 queue 4 murder Sting 6 kiss. 7 chat 8 dream We waited a long time, This apple tastes strange. We queued for half an hour. The holiday cost about £500. 1 replied to his letter yesterday. She smiled at me this morning. Aueune I'l give him a ring this evening. I'll go on a die if necessary. If you don’t know, just have a guess. I put on the brakes but I still couldn't stop in time. Thad a dream about my mother. Did you have a look in the paper? same meaning completely different (the verb ‘to book’ = ‘to reserve’) completely different (‘a break’ is a rest; ‘to break a leg’ = to fracture a leg) similar (but not exactly the same because ‘a run’ here is not just the action of running: it is an activity chat the person chooses to do) Bue aUaunRe ‘Answer key 207Unit 10 10.1 Possible answers: Moni Kitchens: dishwasher, washing machine, frying pan, tin opener ‘Jobs: bus driver, postman, babysitter, pop star, film star, rock star Roads/transport: traffic lights, traffic jam, bus stop, bus driver, travel agent Things we wear: T-shirt, sunglasses, earrings, make-up credit card, cash machine, income tax, box office (where you buy tickets) 10.2 2 traffic jam 3 film star 4 traffic lights 5 waiting room 6 babysitter 7 sunglasses 8 income tax 9 hair dryer 10 bus stop 11 science fiction 12. washing machine 10.3 Possible answers: 1 living room, waiting room, chat room, bedroom, bathroom, classroom 2 pop star, cock star, film actor, film director 3 birthday card, postcard, Christmas card, phone card, credit limit 4 soothbrush, toothache, toothpick 5 traffic iam, traffic warden, street lights 6 sunshine, suntan, sunshade, sunburn 7 haitcut, hairdresser, hairstyle, tumble drver 8 giclfriend, pen friend, school friend Unit U1 T1.1 easy-going good-looking five-star short-sleeved brand-new second-hand part-time left-handed well-known 11.2 1 sleeved 2 handed = 3 new 4 behaved 5 part 6 written 7 offfpaid 8 hand 9 looking 10 known 11 going 12 year 11.3. Possible answers: 1 well-paid; well-organiseds well-written, well-equipped, etc. 2. part-time; full-time 3 badly-written; badly-dressed; badly-behaved; badly-organised, etc. 4 right-handed; left-handed 11.4 1 hotel 2 delay 3 nore 4 walk _~—S fine Unit 12 12.1 heavy traffic; heavy rain; heavy smoker iss a bus; miss a person; miss a lesson tell a joke; tell a lie; tell the truth 12.2 2 a slight accent 3 weak coffee 4 a loud voice 5 asoft drink 6 tellalie 7 miss the bus 8 dry wine 208 English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate)12.3 1 missed 5 start 9 strong 13 fast; wide 2 wold 6 hard 10 missed 3 start 4 great 7 vitally 8 heavy 11 well 12 wasted 12.4 1 size;large 2 wide range 3 broad shoulders. 4 vast majority Unit 13 13.1 1 hang on 6 up 2 Thaven'taclue 7 ‘keep an eye on 3 go ahead 8 make it 4 Never mind 9. make up your mind $ ifyou 10 up to you 13.21 term 3 nerves 4 theory 5 place/world 6 mind 8 like 9 early 10 tongue 1 hand 12 getting «13 changed 14 get 13.3 1 easy 2 for ever (they are not coming back) 3. manage Unit 14 14.1. The correct prepositions and sample replies: 2a B: French and German. 3 for Her brother, { think. 4 for B: Assistant manager. Sto think it’s a comedy programme. 6 about he said the vegetables were cold. 7 for he fact that she was late twice last week. 8 t0 B: The man over there. 9 at ine of the students in her class. 10 in B: Thrillers, I chink. 11 on B: How much ic costs, I expect. 12 of B: The facr that she can’t get out; she’s claustrophobic. 14.2 2) 32 41 Sh 6b 7d Bk «9g LCs 12 14.3 Possible answers: 2 to my brother/sister/mother with her homework/her results from hay fever/sunburn e languages/French of flying/heights/spiders in artimusic on sport/English food 10 from British people 11 of going to Greece 12 of tourists/holidaymakers WOU AMEY 14.4 fond of; concentrate on; rely on ‘Answer key 20915.1 15.2 15.3 16.1 16.2 7 17.2 17.3 Unit 15 lon 2by 30n 40n Son 6by 7 for Bin on 10by 11in 120n 13 by 14 by 1Son 16 in 17in 18 at 19 by i 1 by myselffon my own 2. in time 3 on fire 4 on the phone $ on TV 6 by mistakelaccident 7 intheend 8 at the end 9 at the moment 10 by chance 1 byaccident 2 by himselffon his own 3. on foot (or ‘by bus, by taxi, by train’) 4 on business 5 on the radio 6 out of work 7 by train (or “by car, by bus’) 8 in love Unit 16 2 Vm; cancelled; problem 3 keep; mind 4 sort 5 lot 6 apologise; matter 7 long; worry 8 kind 9 beg; problem 10 about; up Possible answers: 2 I'm sorry I'm late, but I missed the bus. ‘Oh, thank you. Thar’ very kind of you. Don’t worry. It doesn’t matter. I'm very sorry to disturb you, but... Never mind. Don’t worry. I'll sort it out. I must apologise for not coming to the meeting yesterday. Unfortunately, ... Please accept our apologies for the delay in sending the information we promised you. Unforcunately, we had a fire at the factory last month, and this ... eNAMeE Unit 17 Jould you like to go out this evening? I'm afraid I haven't got any money. (omit “but’) A: That's OK, P'll pay. How about going to see a film? 8: No, I think I'd rather stay in and do my homework. (omit ‘to’ after ‘rather’) ihy don’t you do your homework this afternoon? 'm busy this afternoon. IK. We could go tomorrow. Yeah, great. a: Right. What film shall we see? 1 sure/no problem 2 wondering; love 3 fancys don’; idea 4 shall; about; could; rather; like would; mind Possible answers: 1 Yeah, sure. 2 Yes, of course. 3 I'mafraid not. 4 Yes, I'd love to. 210 English Vocabulary in Use (predotermediote & intermediate)18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 194 19.2 19.3 5 1'd love to, but I'm afraid I can't. 6 Yeah, great. 7 Yes, that’s a good idea. 8 Yes, if you lil 9 Well, i's a bit difficult actually because I promised to help ... 10 Yeah, 1 don’t mindff you Unit 18 What do you think of What do you think abou How do you feel about of; personally (‘actually would also be correct here) according point totally (‘completely’ would also be possible here) opinions/views kw wie Possible answers: 2 In my opinion the club needs new players. 3 don’t agree with you at all. 4 According to the newspaper terrorists started the fire. 5 Yes, I see what you mean. 6 What do you think about giving Ic 2a 3d 4b Possible answers: may want to work but there are no jobs. 3. Yes, agree with you, bur of course we have to decide what the best way to help them is. Unit 19 I a: 1 love modern art. Do you like tea? 8: Yes, so dof. Yes, but I prefer coffee to tea. 2 a: Do you like this? Joes he like football? 8: Yes, 1 like it very much. : No, he’s not interested in sport. 3. a: Would you like to go our? 7 a: I don't like his new CD. &: No, I'd prefer to stay here. : No, neither do 1. 4 I'm looking forward to seeing you next week. 8 [ don’t mind helping them. 1 stand 2 thing/stuff — 3 on 4 like S forward 6 interest 7 into 8 hearing 2 I think they'd rather go home. 3 His books don’t interest me 4 don't really like things like that. 5 I'm very interested in archaeology. 6 I don’t mind the new building. Answer key 21119.4 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 21.2 21.3 21.4 25 22.1 2 SodoUmetoo. 3 Neither do Vme neither. 4 Neither can me neither. S SoamVmetoo. 6 Neither am I/me neither. Unit 20 single 3 specialimuch 4 get 5 What longer 7 How 8 sorthkind Have you gor the time? How old are you? How far is it? ‘What sortitype/kind of food do you eat? Excuse me. How do I get to (the national museum)? ‘What's their new flat like? What are you doing this evening? How long have you been here? / When did you get here? How's it going? (Also ‘How are things going?) 3. Whereabouts do you live ... What's your steak like? 5... the first time you've been to ... matter DARN COYAUAUN ON jow long have you been here? lust a couple of days. : Really? And how long are you st are you here for? itil next Frid this the first time you've been to Spain? : No, [came last year. ing / how long are you here for / how much longer Unit 21 1so 2s0 3not 4it Sso 6 not 2 3e 4b Sd ba 1 shame 2 [fyoulike 3 how — 4 doubrit 5 Whatever you likeAvant 6 that sounds awfulterrible Possible answers: 1 How exciting/ That sounds wonderful. 2 Oh, what a nuisance/pain. 3 If you like/l don’t mind. 4 don't mind/Wherever you lil 5. Oh, that’s brillianvHow ex 6 Oh, what a shame/pity. 7 Really? That's dreadful/Oh, how awful. 8 Oh, what a nuisance/pain 1B Unit 22 2. Happy (21st) Birthday (or Many happy returns) 3. Happy New Year 4. Congratulations (on passing your exams)/Well done 5. Good luck (in your driving test) 6 See you soon 212 English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediote & intermediate)22.2 22.3 22.4 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 24.1 How do you do?; How do you do?/Pleased/nice to meet you. Have a nice weekend; Yes, you too/same to you. Bless you! Cheers; cheers Sorry? (with rising intonation) Goodbye. Nice to meet you/Nice to have met you. Excuse me. Goodnight. (See you in the morning/tomorrow.) Excuse me. (You would probably add something like ‘I think you've dropped something.”) 7 Congratulations. 8 Good luck. We use ‘hard luck’ to someone who has just failed in something, e.g. failed an exam. We ask people to ‘say cheese” when we are about to take a photo of them. We say ‘watch out’ as a warning, e.g. to warn someone crossing a road that a cyclist is right behind them and could hic chem if they aren’t careful. ‘We say ‘keep your fingers crossed’ when we wish and hope that a situation will have a DUkU Rae happy or good result, eg. ‘I'm taking my driving test tomorrow, so keep your fingers crossed’. (= Let’s hope I pass.) Unit 23 2 picked 3 gone 4 get S gets 6 put 7 look 8 carrylget 9 get 10 run Possible answers: 2 an hour late/for Paris/from Heathrow 3 in a dictionary 4 my boss/my parents/the neighbours/my teacher, etc. 5 her coather jackethher gloves, etc. 6 smoking/chocolate, etc. 7 the cathe children, etc. 8 the car 9 paper, coffee, bread, etc. 10 by ten pounds/next week, etc. 1 def.3 2def.5 3 def.2 4 def. 4 Look at the examples on page 48. Unit 24 I correct 'd pick them up after school. 3 She grew up on a farm. 4 correct 5... will sort it our. 6 correct 7.1 broke into the house? 8 correct Answer key 21324.3 24.4 24.5 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 going up; get by; carry on come in/go in; take off make up; leave out turned down; sort out Rune 1 down Zour 30n 4 ow Sup 6 awaylour 7 off = 8 up_—-9 offfout_=—-10 down, Possible answers: excuses/stories the TVithe lightithe fice my flavmy house the problem/the mess/the central heating tonight/on Saturday evening the second question/the final part just outside London/on the motorway, etc. 9 in English/on your salary 10 ina small rown/by the sea euTAuEun Possible answers: row up; go out (with sb); split up wake up; get up; stay in; go out Jo up; take sth off; put sth on lug sth in; turn sth offion/over; switch sth on/offfover : pur sh through; get through; phone sb back; be back; get back Unit 25 2 haven't got a job at the moment, 3 Does he have any change for the machine? 4 She doesn’t have much money. 5 We haven't got a video at school. 6 A: Have you got an English dictionas B: Yes, I have. 3. We've got a small garden. 4 I think I've got a cold. 5 a: Have you got a spare pen? 6 ... she’s got a new boyfriend, 7 cannot change 8 cannot change 9 I've got a new computer. 10 Have you got the time? 2 dream 3 restfbreak 4 parry think 6 problem 7 time 8 lunch 9 look 10 argument/row Could I have a look at your paper? Could I have a word with you? Could I have a drink/something to drink? Could Ihave a think about it? Mary is having a baby/going to have a baby Mary had a problem working the video/with the video. eh VaeND 214 Engish Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediote)26.1 26.2 26.3 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 29.1 29.2 29.3 4 Mary had a look at my bad shoulder. 5 Mary had a great time in Ireland. Unit 26 1 do 2 takeldo 3 make 4 do 5 cake 6 made 7 do 8 takemake 9 doing 10 made 1 do my/the shopping 2 making progress 3 take a break 4 do me a favour 5 makes a (big) difference 6 make (a lot of) money 7 make a decision 8 did badly 9 takeaseat 10 rake a week offitake a week’s holiday 1 Sally did the shopping this morning. 2 Maria did her homework after dinner, 3 Simon took a picture/photo of me this morning. 4 Michael did well in his exams. Unit 27 1 break somebody's heart; the law 2 give somebody a hand; somebody a lift 3. keep in touch; somebody wai 2 keep 3 broken 4 see 5 gave 6 keep 7 see B see 9 break 10 see gave her a ring broken the law keep in touch break her heart give you a hand dry 2 laughing 3 awake 4 ‘fithealthy 5S forgetting 6 quiet AuneL Unit 28 1 catch (also take/get) 2 leave 3 let 4 caught 5 left 6 leave 7 catch 8 let's 1 alone 2 catch 3 know 4 see 5 left 6 message 7 catch —&8 cold 1b and e; 2a and f; 3c and d Possible answers: 2 mehelp youwme do it 3 megive youalift 4 you know Unit 29 1 buy/find 2 fetch 4 became ——S find 6 receive 7 becoming 9 receive 10 arrive 2 I'm gecting hungry. 3 'mgetting hot. 4 It’s getting late. 5 It’s getting dark. 6 I'm getting worse at English. 2 get to know people in this country 3_get on (very) well with my boss 4 get rid of most of the furniture in this room 5 How are you getting on? 6 really get on my nerves 7 getting ready to goout 8 get up Answer key 21530.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 31.1 31.2 31.3 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 33.2 Unit 30 2 coming 3 go 4 take __5 taking (“bringing’ is also possible here if the speaker already imagines hinwherself at the party) 6 bring 7 go 8 come Duy 3 areyou 4 fetch 5 together 1 shopping «2 fora meal/for something toeat_ 3 for a drink 4 sightseeing 5 for a drive 6 for a swim or swimming 2 deaf 3 bankrupt 4 grey 5 bald 6 mad 7 blind 8 together Unit 31 2 ripe 3 horrible 4 banana —S sore 6 fresh 7 photograph 8 brother 9 salmon 10 old socks. 11 doorbell 12 sill 1 looks sad 2 feels soft 3 tastes horrible/bad 1 listening tosheard 2 heard «= 3 hear 4 look at_—S_ watch 6 listening to 7 vouch 8 press 9 hold ‘10 watch or look; see Unit 32 1 carton 2 cup 3 bowl 4 box S bottle 6 glass 7 tin 8 jar 1 acuporjar of coffee 2 is possible; also a bottle or glass of wine 3 is normal 4 atube of toothpaste 5 is possible; also a bortle/carton or glass of milk 6 apacket of cigarettes 7 is possible; also a packet of salt 8 is normal; also a bag of tomatoes (if they are fresh) 2 gang 3 slicesipieces 4 piece 5 bitflot__ 6 sheewpiece/bit 7 group (also crowd) “8 pairs 9 piecebit 10 bit/dropy{lor) 11 pair 12 bit 1 both correct 2 sheet is wrong 3. gang is wrong 4 both correct; group is wrong 5 both correct 6 piece is wrong 7 both correct (but ‘bit’ would be more likely) 8 piece is wrong Unit 33 1 I need some information. 2 The teacher has (some) news about che school trip. 3 The furniture is very old. 4 I'm looking for a new pair of jeans, or I'm looking for (some) new jeans. 5 Your hair is getting very long. 6 Do you have any scissors? or Do you have a pair of scissors? 7 We had a lot of homework yesterday, 8 Do you think she’s making progress with her English? 9 These trousers are too small. 10 She gave me some good advice. 216 English Vocobulory in Use (preintermedite & intermediate)33.3 33.4 33.5 34.1 34.2 34.3 35.1 35.2 Countable: cup: coin Uncountable: housework; spaghetti; money; travel Countable and uncountab coffee U e.g. | love coffee. Ce.g. I sat down and ordered a coffee. work U-e.g. Most people enjoy their work. Cecg. The Mona Lisa is a famous work of art. 1 some scissors/a pair of scissors 2. some sunglasses/a pair of sunglasses 3 some advice/a bit of advice 4 some furniture 5 some scales 6 some headphones/a pair of headphones Uncountable nouns: traffic, weather Plural noun: roadworks Unit 34 1 towork 2 tohelp 3 going 4 tospend —_S_to go ouv/going out 6 eating 7 to work/working 8 going 9 tofinish 10 helping Possible ways to complete part (c): 1 to have a successful career; to be happy; to have children doing housework; waiting at bus stops; going to the dentist ‘getting up late; walking in the country; spending money walking long distances; doing sport; drinking coffee to live until they are 75; to have some disappointments; to meet a person they will love making their bed; cooking their dinner; cleaning their room come home at a certain time; tidy their own rooms; get up at a certain time get up when they like; do what they like; have parties at their home He offered to lend her the money for the hoteVoffered to pay for the hotel. He refused to pay for the flight and her entertainment. She promised to bring him back a present and pay him back in six months. They decided to go to the south of France for nwo weeks. She forgot to bring him back a present. AUEUN OIAuEYN Unit 35 2 He told me it’s impossible/He said it’s impossible. 3 The teacher is going to explain what to do. 4 She suggested that we go to ... ‘She suggested going to ... 5 Can we discuss my report? 6 Lwant him to leave. 7 You must answer the question. 8 I apologised for my mistake. 9 She advised me to buy a dictionary. 10 Lasked the waiter for a knife. 2 showedold 3 complained 4 asked 5 tell (also warn) 6 persuaded 7 advised/told 8 mention 9 blamed 10 explained ‘Answer key 21735.3. Possible answers: 1 that we go for a mealistop for lunch 2 them to be quievto turn down the music 3 it was great 4 class 5. me co pay/me to lend her some 6 him to gokto walk there 7 her to lack her door/ring the police 8 the manager (for the defeat) 9 them not to drink it 10 how it works 35.4 oner 1 + object, e.g. He ordered a meal, 2 + object + infinitive, e.g. He ordered us to leave. 3 +2 objects, e.g. He ordered me a steak. RECOMMEND 1 + object, e.g, She recommended the school. 2 + ‘thar’ clause, e.g. She recommended that we stay in a hotel. 3. + preposition, e.g. What would you recommend for young children? PREVENT 1 + object, e.g. I couldn’t prevent the accident, 2. + object + preposition, e.g. They prevented us from leaving. Unit 36 36.1 2 tiny 3 exhausted 4 astonished 5S fascinating 6 marvellous, terrific, great 7 freezing 8 enormous/huge 9 starving | 10 terrified 36.2 Possible answer: ‘We're delighted with the hotel - our room is (absolutely) huge and the food is (absolutely) delicious. We've been lucky with the weather as well - it’s been hot every day so far, so ‘we've spent most of the time on the beach. ‘Tomorrow we're planning to walk to a village a couple of kilometres along the coast, In this weather, I'm sure we'll be really exhausted by the time we get back, but it does sound a(n) (absolutely) fascinating place, so I'm looking forward to it. Pil write again in a couple of days and tell you abour ir. 36.3 3 astonished 4 exhausted 5 starving 6 delighted 36.4 3 embarrassed 4 confused —_S_ astonished Unit 37 37.1 lon 2in 3at 4at Sin 6on Zon Sat Yon 10 in 37.2 2 down the hill 3 under the fence/under it. 4 our of the car/out of it 5 (in the flat) below me 37.3 1 across 2 through/across 3 imo. © 4 in. S near 6 along 7 between 8 atin. 9 through/around 218 Englah Vocabulary in Use (previntermediote & intermediate}38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 Unit 38 My brother often visits us on Sundays. She hardly ever phones me. Thave never broken my leg. Thardly ever saw him during the summer, occasionally get up eacly. ‘occasionally’ could also begin or end the sentence) I quite often lose my glasses. (‘quite often’ could also end the sentence) hardly ever/rarely 2 quite/pretty 3 nearly 4 slightly incredibly/really 6 often No, they were rather quiet (actually). No, it’s rather clean (actually No, it was rather good (actually). He's been gerting very/really good marks in his exams. Its a very/really nice house. John said the flat was fairly/quite/rather small. ‘They said it was a bivslightly boring. ‘The clothes were quite/fairly/rather expensive. AUAWN BUN Ue AUR Unit 39 : 1 both — 2 get 4 leaving 5 both 6 justas 7 while 8 bath Possible answers: 2 we went for a swim 3 Thave finished here/l finish here 4 leaving/l go out 5 he was leaving the house 6 John/Maria looked up the other half 7 the others arrived 8 Idon't think I have his number 9 Iwas coming round the corner 10 I saw her face Possible answers: 1 And for another, I've got lots of work ro do. 2. Then finally we came back through the Loire valley and stayed in Tours for a couple of days, 3 Secondly,/Anyway, we can't really afford it. Possible answer: Dear Si Thave just returned from a weekend break at The Royal Hotel, and I'm afraid it was not a very enjoyable stay. Firstly, chere was very litle variety in the food and sometimes no choice at all. Secondly, the service was very slow most of the time and we had to wait half an hour between courses. And finally, when we complained to the head waiter about these delays, he was very rude and the service did not improve. = Answer key 21940.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 4 41.2 413 421 I sincerely hope that action will be taken to improve the restaurant, and I shall expect a letter of apology and explanation for the very poor standard of service in a horel wi such a fine reputation. Yours faithfully, Unit 40 in addition; as well; also; what's more although; whereas; however; despite 1 Although 2 in spiteof 3 both 4 although S_ whereas. 6 both 7 However 8 both «9 however. 10 also He went to school today although he didn’t fee! very well. He always worked hard at school whereas most of his classmates were lazy. He's got the right qualifications. What's more, he’s the most experienced. He didn’t pass the exam in spite of the help 1 gave him. He decided to take the job. However, it's not really what he wants. 1 Despitefin spite of 2 whereas 3 In additionWhar's more 4 However $ although 6 However 7 as welltoo 8 though 9 whereas 10 What's more/In addition Possible answers: 1 she spoke very quickly 2. the others couldn't 3 the bad weather 4 it's much cheaper 5 I think they'll probably pass 6 I wasn't bored at all Unit 41 100 2 from 3 withto 4 in S beeween 6 from 7 with;of 8 in; with 2 unlike/different from 3 incommon 4 in common 5 live at home/have jobs/like sport 6 is lazyfwent to university 2. Manuela is completely different from her brother. 3 Ovr house is very small compared with/to their houses. 4 Everyone in the class passed the exam except Carla. The two girls have nothing in common. 6 Its free every day apart from Saturday 7 Everyone liked it with the exception of William, 8 We have similar taste in clothes/We like similar clothes. Unit 42 2 I turned up the radio in the lounge so (that) I could hear it in che kitchen. 3 The restaurant was full, so we went to the bar next door. 4 I stayed at home because I was expecting a phone call. 5 Isa very large city, so you have to use public transport a lor. 6 Ilearned to drive so (that) my mother didn’t have to take me everywhere. 220 English Vocabulary in Use (predntermediate & intermediate)42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 44.1 44.2 44.3 444 45.1 45.2 45.3 She got the job because of her excellent qualifications. We couldn't eat onside because of the terrible weather, She didn’t go to school because of her bad cold. The referee had to stop the game because of the bad light. Iwas half an hour late because of the heavy traffic. Hausen otherwise 2 unless 3 aslongas 4 Unless 5 aslongas 6 otherwise 1 As 2 sothat 3 Asaresult/Therefore 4 unless Possible answers: 1 I want to improve my English because I will need it in my job very soon. 2 I bought myself a personal stereo so that I could listen to English cassettes on the bus. 3 Lusually study English at the weekend as I am very busy during the week. 4 Talways write words down in my notebook, otherwise I'll forget them. 5 I don’t get many opportunities to practise my English, and therefore I find it difficult to remember everything I study. 6 My brother has got a number of American friends. As a result, he gets a lot of ‘opportunities to practise his English. Unit 43 2 moon 3 stars 4 southern behind;ahead 6 in 2 anocean 3 acountry 4 adesert $ ariverandarainforest 6 a sea 7 acontinent — 8 islands 9 mountain in the world 10 Lakes lthe 2- 3- 4the S- 6- 7the 8- 9 the I hurricane 2 flood 3 earthquake 4 volcano (volcanic eruption) 1 drowned 2 destroyed 3 diving 4 flew Shit. 6 climb Unit 44 1 foggy 2 snowing 3 cloudy 4 pouring with rain/raining S$ icy 6 ‘sunny I fog 2 breeze 3 lightning 4 shower 5 destroyed 6 comes 7 temperature 8 zero. 2 True 3 Tre 4 True__5 False (a shower is a short period of rain) 6 False (the air will feel wet or damp) 7 True 8 False (it hardly ever pours with rain in the desert) 1 blows 2 hotfwarm 3 winds/gales._ 4 snows = $ humid Unit 45 1 same 2 different /lepad; mnskistow 3. different /b 4 different sidsira:f/ S$ same 6 different /mapki/; /mns 7 different kumol/;/snerk 8 different ‘lepadl; /furk/ 9 same 10 same 1 wild 2 danger 3 insects 4 keep 5 ground — 6 protect Likely answers: FARM ANIMAI WILD ANIMA INSECTS: 1orse, goat, pig, sheep monkey, lion, zebra, elephant, tiger, camel, leopard, bear 1y, mosquito, bee, ant Answer key 2145.4 Possible answers: L rabbit 2 pigs 3 leopards 4 spiders. 5 camels. 45.5 Possible answers: 2 whales or sharks 3. monkeys or dogs are the most probable answer 4 leopards, lions, tigers and other big cats. 5 camels. 6 whales 7 monkeys or giraffes 8 snakes 9 elephants 10 sheep Unit 46 46.1 1 Britain, the United States of America, Canada, Australia _ 2 Portuguese 3. Swiss-German, French, Italian (A small number of people also speak a language called Romansch.) 4 Arabic 5 Polish 6 Spanish 7 Israel 8 China 46.2 2 the Middle East 3 the Caribbean (also the West Indies) 4 the Mediterranean S the Far East 6 South America (also Latin America) 46.3 Japan Japanese Egyptian © Arabic Italian Austria Korea Chinese Germany Saudi Arabia Egypt 46.4 1 the Japanese 2 Israelis 3 Brazilians 4 the British/B: 5 The SwissiSwiss people 6 Russians 46.5 1 Greece 2 Turkey 3 SouthKorea 4 Russia § Poland 6 Spain 46.7 British people are generally polite. In general, British people are polite. British people tend to be polite. people Unit 47 47. 47.2 222 English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate)47.3 47.4 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 ur nails 3 comb yourhair 4 fold your arms 6 nod your head 2 runningfexercise 3 they're happy or when someone says something funny 4 when they're nervous 5 when they have a cold 6 when they want ro say ‘no’ 7 when they mean ‘yes’ 8 when they're sad, upset, or possibly when they're very happy 9 they’ce tired or bored Unit 48 2 hair 3 skin 4 hair height/build 6 shoulders 7 moustache 8 looking 2 plain 3 overweight 4 good-looking/h: 1 What does he/she look like? 2 How tall is he/she? 3. How much does he/she weigh? ndsome 5 slim Possible answers: 2 I'm roughly 75 kilos. 3 She's around 1 metre 70. 4 They're both thietyish. Unit 49 positive clever stupid unpleasant tense lazy mean relaxed hard-working generous unfriendly; unreliable; unkind; unpleasant inflexible; insensitive dishonest 2 mean 3 unreliable 4 lazy S shy 6 flexible 7 sensitive 8 ambitious 1 comes;fun 2 make 3 sense 4 confident 5 show 6 first. 7 humour 8 narrow kindness optimismr/optimist (person) punctuality laziness. confidence it ‘Answer key 22350.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 51.2 52.1 52.2 52.3 53.1 Unit 50 2 pride 3 anger 4 jealousy 5 happiness. 6 embarrassment 2f 3e 4a Sed Possible answers: 1 They are strolling along a beach. 2 They are pushing a car. 3. He/she is pressing a button. 4. They are whispering. 5. He is waving goodbye (ro someone). 1 glanced 2 whispered 3 strolled 4 march —$ stared 6 shouting Towa 2at 3of 4at Sof 6of Possible answers: 1 upset/embarrassed 2 frightened/excited 3 angry 4_angey/embarrassed 5 - 6-7 mixed feelings (sad to be leaving but happy to be going home) 8 ~ Unit 51 1 John is Jill’s brother-in-law. 2 Timothy is Jill's nephew. 3. Eve and Ana are Timothy's cousins. 4 Eve is Sheila’s niece. § Albert Dodds is Tom’s grandfather. 6 Barry is Eve's uncle. 7 Susan is Timothy's aunt. 8 As Paul died in 2000, J 9 Tom is Mary's grandson. 10 The only two people who are not related are John and Sheila. a widow, 1 first. 2 after 3 parent 4 colleagues © S old = 6 ex Unit 52 2 retired 3 (mid-) twenties _ 4 (late) forties (NOT in-her- middle-age} $ (carly) thirties 6 elderly/old 7 baby 8 teenager 9 adult 10 adolescence (NOT teenage) 2 False: He grew up in California. 3. False: He went out with Anthea for three years. 4 False: They split up because they had lots of rows. 5 True 6 False: Marie got pregnant a year after they got married. 7 False: Marie is now expecting her second child. 8 False: Sam left Marie. 2c 3a 4 Sil Gh 7d BOB Unit 53 have: lunch, dinner, a sleep, a lie-in, a late/an early night, a wash, a shave, a bath/shower, a (lunch) break, a rest, have friends for dinner 224 English Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediate & intermediate)53.2 53.3 53.4 Sha 54.1 54.2 54.3 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 2 fall asleep 3 havearest. 4 play cards 5 goto bed 6 clean my teeth 7 feedthedog 8 get up early 2 go out 3 stayin 4 carly 5 Hiern 6 come round 7 play 8 on my own/alone (or by myself) 1 What rime do you have breakfast? 2 In the morning | always Jeave home at 8 o'clock. 3 Ididn’t have a shave this morning. or I didn’t shave this morning. 4 live on my own, $ Tusually wash my hair every day. 6 I went to bed and fell asleep/went to sleep very quickly. 1 up;up 2 in;out 3 round (or ‘over") Unit 54 1 yes 2 yes 3 shut 4 no (the ground floor flats don’t have balconies) 5 no (ground floor) 6 no (a park) 1 doorbellybell 2 on 3 climb lift. 4 view S$ steps 6 rent 7 belongs; condition 8 heat; heating Possible answers: Positive negative 2 there’s a good view there’s no view 3 it’s quiet 4 it’s gor large rooms 5 it’s in good condition 6 jit has central heating/it’s warm it’s noisy it’s got small rooms it’s in bad condition it’s cold and draughty 2 cooking and washing-up wash and shower (and bath) sit and relax (and watch TV) eat meals guests sleep/where you keep things you don’t use all the time work/study 3 4 5 6 7 2 in the fridge 3 in the oven 4 in the washing machine 5 in the dishwasher or in the sink 6 ina cupboard 7 im the freezer LIVING ROOM: curtains, carpet, sofa, armchair ink, dishwasher, kettle, oven, fridge, saucepan 2 out; back — 3. on; 4on Sin 6 our;on Answer key 22555.6 56.1 56.2 56.4 57.1 Turn on/off: oven, cooker, grill, hob, dishwasher, TV, sound system, washing machine, kettle, microwave cups and saucers, saucepans, frying pan, food processor ofa, (arm)chair ttle, saucepan Unit 56 Most likely order (the first t100 could be reversed): I cleaned my teeth, Thad a wash. I put on my pyjamas. 1 gor into bed. I set the alarm clock. I switched off the light, I went to sleep. Possible answers: 2. He hoovered the living room, $. He did the washing-up. 1 Yes 3 He did the ironing. 6 He made the bed. 4 Three (that we can see) 4 He did the washing, 2 Two pillows 3 Yes S.No 6 Yes Unit 57 infinitive Past tense ast participle break fall spill forget lose burn cut broke fell spilt (also spilled) forgot lost burnt (also burned) cut broken fallen spilt (also spilled) forgotten lost burnt (also burned) cur 57.2 57.3 57.4 58.1 2h of 0 4g Sc B7a Be Possible answers: She broke her glasses; She had/got a stain on her trousers; She burnt the food Possible answers: 1 dropped it (on the floor). I fell over/fell off my bike. Ie’s not working properly. {I'm afraid) I lost it. left it at home. Ie’s not working. Tes out of order. eV Aue Unit 58 1. sold; bought 4 gave; spent 2 lost; cost; found 5 won 3 paid 6 wasted 226 English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediote)58.2 58.3 59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 60.2 60.3 60.4 61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4 1 How much is your gold ring worth? 2 I'm afraid I can’t afford it or can't afford to go. 3 Could you lend me some money? 4 How much did your dictionary cost? or How much did you pay for your dictionary? 5 That disco costs a forrune. lyes 2no 3yes 4no Syes 6no0 7no 870 Unit 59 1 A cold: sneezing, a sore throat, a cough 2 Flu: sneezing, a sore throat, a cough, a high temperature (aching muscles) 3 A hangover: headache, feeling sick 4 Diarrhoea: keep going to the toilet 1 different 2 same 3 same 4 different 5 different. 6 different la 2- 3-('aispossible) 4a S- 6- Possible answer: Thad terrible toothache, so I made an appointment to see the dentist. She had a look at the tooth and decided that I needed a filling. She gave me an injection, which was quite painful, but afterwards it felt much bette. 1 feel 2 hurts 3. gevhave 4 attack 5 ache 6 pain 7 lung 8 prescription 9 disease 10 aches Unit 60 noun | verb [noun | verb cur | cur | blood | bleed injury| injure | bruise | bruise shot | shoot | treatment] treat Possible answer: Paul somehow fell from the tree where he was picking apples and he knocked himself unconscious. His wife immediately rang for an ambulance and it soon arrived and he was cushed to hospital. He had to have a number of stitches for a large cut on the side of his head, but fortunately it wasn’t serious. 2a 3f 0 fe Seb Unit 61 Possible answers: shoes, socks, jeans, gloves, tights 2g, 3a, 4c, Se, 6i, 7b, 8h, 9F an earring, a ring, a button, a pocket, a necklace Possible answers: 1 top or blouse; skirt 2 suit; erousers 3 tie; shirt 4 do 5 enough; size 6 t00; enough Answer key 22761s 62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 Possible answers: worn by women: dress, top, blouse, skirt, rights, necklace worn by men and women: hat, gloves, jeans, trousers, jacket, scarf, coat Unit 62 2 clothes 3 vegetables 4 furniture 5 electrical appliances 6 jewellery 7 toys 8 stationery butcher: chicken newsagent: envelopes, notebook chemist: aspirin, toothbrush supermarket: aspirin, envelopes, toothbrush, chicken, grapes, notebook, bananas, loaf of bread, carrots department store: envelopes, gloves, armchair, notebook Possible answers: butcher: steak, sausages, bacon, lamb newsagent: cigarettes, sweets, greeting cards chemist: soap, shampoo, perfume, toothpaste supermarket: coffee, wine, cakes, biscuits, cheese department store: clothes, washing machines, saucepans 1 butcher(’s) 2 shopping centre 3 -shop/sales assistant 4 changing/fitting room 5 tillicash desk 6 window shopping 7 off-licence 8 chemist(’s) 1 looking for 2 size 3 being served/just looking 4 changing room 5 take it Unit 63 1 potatofpeas; peach/pear 2 beans/broccoli; banana 3. mushroom; melon 4 carrovcauliflower/cabbagelcelery; cherry 5 aubergine; apple lettuce/chicken ‘range/braccoli aubergineftomatg raspberry/calf gnion/myshroom salmon/amb prawn/pork 2 leeks; the others are common in salad but leeks aren’t 3 peach; the others are vegetables but a peach is a fruit 4 crabs the others are types of meat but crab is a type of seafood 5 aubergine; the others are types of fruit bur an aubergine is a vegetable Most likely answers: always sometimes | never cherries | apple banana grapes peach pineapple strawberries | pear melon orange 228 English Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediote & intermediate)63.5 64.1 64.2 64.3 65.1 65.2 65.3 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 1 beef 2 veal 3 pork 4 lettuce. S_vinegar or lemon juice Unit 64 Typical answers for Britain: raw fish (no) fried rice (yes) fried eges (yes) baked potatoes (yes) roast beef (yes) raw spinach (in salad, but not very common) roast peppers (yes) boiled eggs (yes) grilled cheese (yes, usually on toast) baked bananas (yes, as a dessert) 2 spaghetti with courgette and bacon 3. steak 4 roast fille of pork 5 steak in a pepper sauce 6 breast of chicken in a white wine sauce 7 ice cream and chocolate mousse 8 probably the salmon Possible answers: lemon: sour bacon: salty/tasty bread: fresh filler steak: rare/well-done cakes: fattening/sweet mineral water: stillsparkling coffee: sweet/bitter Sc 6h 7a Be 3 wide range; whatever (or anything) 4 nightlife 5 opportunities 6 cope; commuters towns and cities villages in the countryside | dirty/polluced clean air dangerous safe traffic congestion/congested | not much traffic lots to dofgood nightlife | nothing to do in the evening Unit 66 2 grass 3 leaves 4 plants $ roots 6 flowers lin 2up 30n 4by Sof 6 about 1 gate 2 tractor 3 foorpath 4 field S valley 6 woods 7 village 1 countryside 2 agriculture 3 crops 4 rural S village 6 wood 7 comage 8 transport 1 thing 2 quiet. 3 fresh 4 surrounded 5 pace 6 worst 7 nightlife 8 privacy Answer key 22967.1 67.2 67.3 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 69.1 69.2 69.3 69.4 70.1 Unit 67 2 junction 3 keep going 4 turn S get (alsocome) 6 school 7 turn right 8 Maldon Jon 10 after 1 accident 2 service _3 injured; damaged 4 blocked; tailback (also traffic jam) pavement 6 broke down 7 overtook 8 crashed 9 pedestrians 1 You can’t park/wait 2 50 mph is the speed limit 3. You can’t turn right, 4 There is only one lane 5_End of mororway 6 Car park 7 Traffic lights 8 Low bridge 9 Roadworks Unit 68 1 2 gerin 3 fare 4 run S fly 6 timetable 7 get 8 missed Possible answers: bus fare; train fares air fare; taxi fare ‘get on the bus; get on the coach; get on the train; get on the plane bus station; railway station; coach station bus driver; train driver; taxi driver; van driver; lorry driver get in the car; get in the taxis get in the van; get in the lorry (People also sometimes say Beene ‘get in the bus’ or ‘get in the train’,) 6 train journey; bus journey; car journey; coach journey 1 coach 2 van 3 lorry 4 motorbike _5 bike/bicycle 1 platform 2 busstop 3 full (up) 4 pilot 5 punctual 6 queue 7 journey 8 due Unit 69 Id 2e 3a 4b Se le 2a 3d 4b Se 1 What's your job? 2 work for the government. 3. My salary is $50,000. 4. My total income is £30,000. 5. My job involves looking after all che computers. 6 I’m in charge of one of the departments. A \: What are your working hours? 0 you dofwork any overtime? low much holiday/how many weeks holiday do you get? A: Do you get sick pay? Unit 70 Possible answers: 2apilot 3 a sailor 4a mechanic $ apolice officer 6 aver 7 afirefighter 8 anaccountant 9 a doctor, nurse, surgeon, or vet 10 someone in the army, navy or air force 230. Engish Vocabulary in Use (predintermediate & intermediate)70.2 70.3 70.4 72 73 71.4 724 72.2 72.3 72.4 73.1 2 designs buildings 3 controls the financial situation of people and companies 4 treats animals 5 represents people with legal problems 6 plans the building of roads, bridges, machines, ete. 7 builds walls 8 buys and sells shares 9 repairs cars 10 operates on people 1 Really? When did she join the army? ___2.-Really? When did he join the navy? 3. Really? When did he join the air force? 4 Really? When did he join the fire brigade? Possible answers: an architect to design the house a lawyer to give legal advice a carpenter to make cupboards and fit doors a plumber to fit the kitchen and bathroom an electrician to do all the electrical work an accountant to calculate how much everything will cost Unit 71 2 unemployed 3 resign/quit_ 4 promoted S$ prospects 6 retire 7 employees 8 take over Ib 2 3d 4a Sf 6 1 abroad 2 part-time 3 course 4 challenge 5 tise 6 her 7 over — ‘8 earnlget. verb _| general noun | person manage | management | manager promote | promotion | - employ | employment | employer (boss\/employee (worker) resign | resignation | - retirement | - train + (gives the training)/trainee (receives it) Unit 72 2 appointment 3 drawer 4 meeting $_ computer 6 e-mail 7 reports 8 letter 9 visitors 10 minutes 1 noticeboard 2 filing cabinet. 3 briefcase 4 paperwork 5 wastepaper basket/bin 2 The photocopier isn’t working. 3. We've got loads of work today. 4 The computer is down. 5. We've run out of paper for the photocopier. 2 calendar 3 diary 4 invoice 5S factory 6 agenda Unit 73 1 loan 2 interest. 3 inflation 4 turnover S$ it breakseven 6 overheads Answer key 23173.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 75.1 75.2 75.3 76.1 1 by 2fromjto 30f 410 Sin 6 in 1 fell 2 gradual 3 be successful 4 aim 5 expand —_6 goes up/rises 1 rose 2 fell slightly 3. sharp fall 4 steady rise 5S rose sharply 6 rose by 60,000 1 loss 2 interestfinflation 3. cut/increase 4 materials 5 economy 6 political/economic Unit 74 infinitive | past tense | past participle win won! won lose lost lose beat beat beaten catch | caught | caught draw | drew drawn head it; pass it; carch it; throw ir; hit in; kick it; drop it Possible answers: 1 tennis, table tennis, baseball, hockey, squash, cricket, golf 2 football, rugby, American football, basketball, volleyball 3 rugby, American football, cricket, baseball, basketball, football (goalkeeper only) 4 football, rugby, American football 5 football 1 score/result 2 beat 3 drew 4 stadium S spectators/crowd 6 winner(s) 7 leading —8 latest sport | place | equipment | football | pitch | boots, training shoes, net, whistle tennis | court | training shoes, racket, net golf | course | clubs Unit 75 ‘sport place | equipment swimming | pool | trunks, costume motor racing | circuit | crash helmet ice hockey sticks, skates, puck 1 do 2 play — 3 join 4 support 5 gaveuplstopped 6 go 7 takeup —_—8 getlbehkeep 2 fir 4 opposite 5 seriously 6 hockey 7 racing 8 up 9 gymipool 10 you/me Unit 76 1 stalls 2C 3yes 4 yes 232. English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate)76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 77. 77,2 77.3 7714 78.2 78.3 78.4 79.1 79.2 Id 2g 3f «das Shs Ge 7B 1 musical 2 audience 3 director 4 critics 5 reviews 6 subtitles 7 tobook 8 stars. 1 sec 2love 3 abour 4 background/family Saway 6 at 7 wrong 8 romantic comedy 1 war film 2 romantic comedy 3 action film 4 horror film 5 horror film 6 thriller Unit 77 2 violinist 3 guitarist 4 cellist. © drummer 1 instrument 2 classical; composer 3 choir 4 ou/releaseds one 5 produced (recorded or released are also possible) 6 latest (new is also possible) 1 orchestra 2 group/band; solo 3. plays; performs/sings 4 single/record; album 5 opera 6 lead 7 jazz —_8 singles/records 9 guitarist 10 lead 1 songsimusic 2 taste 3 record (CDY/single 4 hit 5S released/produced Unit 78 Linjabour 2 0f 3 for 4in Sto 1 comes 2 daily 3 monthly 4 journalists/reporters 5 headline 6 photographers 7 article/report 8 review 9 advertisements/adverts 10 According Possible answers: 2 Japan and the US are going to start fresh discussions 3. Germany supports the US plan/has decided ro support the ... 4 The police have di ae an important witness 5. The government ig to reduce spending on new hospitals 6 7 8 (The) bad weather has had a bad effect on the railway service Ministers are in a new argument over tax There will be a new attempt to reduce teenage smoking Unit 79 Possible answers: 2 Could you turn it up? 3. Could you turn/switch over? 4 Could you turn it down? 5 Could you turn/switch it off? World in Action and Cuting Edge elly Addicts Game show: Bruce’s Price is Right (The Krypton Factor is also a game show) Cracker World in Action ly series: 2 Point 4 Children Soap operas: EastEnders and Coronation Street ‘Answer key 23379.3 80.1 80.2 81.1 81.2 81.3 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.4 82.5 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 84.1 84.2 1 on; operas 2 highlights 3. on; repeat Unit 80 Possible answers: phone card; phone box; phone call; phone directory; answerphone; mobile phone; public phone; on the phone 1 speak to 2 Speaking 3 Mynameis 4 message $ out/not herefina meeting 6 back 7 (phone) number 8 Isthat 9 herefin. 10 be 11 leave_—12. message 13 give 14 ring/call_ 15 (phone) number _16 Is that 17 This isMt’s 18 through 19 engaged 20 on Unit 81 2 floppy disk 3 user-friendly 4 Internet Service Provider 5. keyboard 6 e-mail address 7 laser printer 8 laptop 9 back-up copy 10 websites 1 save the data in this document 2 cut _ 3 openanewdocument 4 copy Sprint 6 openaneexisting document 7 paste 1 printed; crashed 2 connect. 3 download 4 virus 5 checked; sent 6 browsing 7 search 8 at; dor Unit 82 2 science 3 technology 4 art 5 French 6 history 7 English 8 geography 9 music 10 chemistry 13 25 311 416 5 goto university or college/get a job 1 divided 2 lessons 3. breaks. 4 pupils 5 subjects 6 terms 2 into hospital 3 tobed 4 touniversity 5 tochurch —_6 to prison 1 [failed my exam. 2. I did very badly. 3 I'm hopeless/terrible/not very good at English. 4 I got a very low mark. Unit 83 2 medicine/biglogy 3 agriculture/chemistry 4 psychology business studies 6 history of art 7 polities 8 law 1 agrant 2 a degree 3 undergraduates 4 lecturers $ graduates 6 postgraduates 7 research 8 lectures 1 get 2 goto 3 doing 4 get__S lasts/goes on for 1 at 2 in 3 doing; in(toVon 4 postgraduate/Masters 5 department Unit 84 lc 2i 3g 4h SblesCGSF— 7d Bae 2 the judge 3 prisoners 4 the jury barristers (lawyers) 6 criminals, 234 English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate)84.3 84.4 85.1 85.2 85.3 85.5 86.1 86.2 86.3 86.4 87.2 87.3 I broken 2 committed 3 against —¢ illegal 5 fine 6 prove 7 guilty B evidence 9 sentence ‘10 offence Possible answers (for Britain): Yes Visit the owner and the house that was broken into and take fingerprints if possible Probably not (less than 50% of burglars are caught) Burglary No, not at 15 Probably a suspended sentence (= the boys are free but if they commit another crime in the next year or two years, they will receive a much tougher punishment) unless the hoys already have a record for burglary. In this case, they could be sent to a centre for young offenders. Anew Unit 85 crime person murder | murderer burglary | burglar theft thief shoplifting | shoplifter murder 3 with shoplifting 4. charged with manslaughter been charged with theft 2d BF 04a Sb 1 carrythave 2 allowed/able/permitred 3 punishment 4 reduce/prevent Unit 86 1 monarchy 2 republic/democracy 3. dictatorship ‘general noun democracy politics conservatism person ‘general noun elect | election govern} government vote | vote democrat politician conservative 1 Elections are held every five years. 2 The government is left-wing. 3 I believe in democracy. 4. Who is in power at the moment? 1 elections 2 Prime 3 vote 4 party $ vores 6 majority 7 leader 8 policies Unit 87 landing card; birth/marriage certificate; driving licence; application/enrolment form 2 checked 3 fill 4 sign S signature 6 runs outexpires; renew 7 surname/family name 8 enrolment/registration Answer key 23587.5 87.6 88.2 88.4 88.5 88.6 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 2. Where do you come from?/Where are you from? 3 Are you single or married? 4 When did you arrive? 5 When are you leaving?/When do you leave? Problems mentioned were: «Delays, e.g. in getting a new passport ing information you have given them «Being asked to explain the same information over and over again to different officials, especially over the telephone # Spending a long time getting a document in one country, then discovering that nobody is interested in it when you arrive in another country ‘* Officials who behave like policemen Unit 88 waste waste protection | protect pollution | pollute destruction | destroy damage damage survival | survive 1 recycle 2. waste; savelconserve 3 cut down/destroy; protect Ib 2d 3a 4c 1 carbon dioxide 2 terrible happens (and people often die) 3 food 4 rain S rain 6 fighting between two or more groups. 7 the same country 8 kill (a famous person, usually for political reasons) 9 army 10 in the armed forces (army, navy or air force) Possible answers: 1 plane/bus 2 PresidenvPrime Minister 3 bomb 4 hostages/prisoners 5S killedinjuredivounded 6 settlement Unit 89 1 boarding card 2 excess baggage 3. check-in desk 4 flight number S overhead locker 6 departure lounge 7 baggage reclaim 8 passport control 9 hand luggage 1 check-in (desk) 2. boarding card 3 excess baggage 4 hand luggage $ overhead locker 6 runway 7 cabin crew 8 hire 1 delay 2 cards 3 tounge 4 customs —_$ luggage (also “bags’) 6 board 1 took off 2 captain/pilot 3 fasten 4 flew $ crew 6 landed 7 geoff 8 flight/journey 236 Englsh Vocabulary in Use (preintermedioe & intermediate)90.1 90.2 90.3 old 913 92.1 92.2 92.3 92.4 92.5 93.1 93.2 93.3 93.4 Unit 90 Hotl:1g 21 3b 4d Ss Sk Ghee BFS Restaurant: 1f 2: 3d 4k Sh 6a 7) 8g 9b 1e 1c 1 bill 2 board 3 room (or twin-bedded room) —4_ available (*free’ is possible) S life 6 order = 7 wine 8 meal = 9 have 10 included Possible answers: 2 I'd like to book a double room for next weekend. or Do you have any double rooms available next weekend? 3 Could you order a taxi for me, please? or Could I pay my bill, please? 4 How do I get to the nearest bank from here? or Could you tell me the way to the nearest bank, please? Unit 91 1 time 2 sightseeing 3 packed 4 look 5 galleries 6 lost 7 markeplace 8 goour 9 spent 10 photos/pictures. Possible answers: 1 Yes, irs a great place. 2 Yes, i's very cosmopolitan, 3 Yes, it was (absolutely) packed. 4 Yes, the nightlife is very good. 5 Yes, we had a great time. 6 Yes, Kyoto is definitely worth seeing/worth a visit. Unit 92 Possible answers: suntan; sunbathe; sunburn; sunblock 2d de 4a SF be 1 playing volleyball 2 windsurfing 3 paddling 4. sunbathing Vertical: cool down, tan, brown, camping Horizontal: calm, towel, rock(s), cliff, horizon, swim, skin 1 go 2spend 3 rent 4 go 5 lying/sitting/being 6 get Unit 93 la 2in 3a 4in Son 6ar 7On 8a Yon 10a iin 1200 1 by 2until 3 since 4 for during «6 for 7 in 8 in 2 the other day 3 recentlyMlately 4 for ages. for the time being 1 wo 2 19th; 20ch_ 3. 1963; 40 A ecight 5S ten Answer key 23793.5 Possible answers: 17%;8 2 the morning 3 Satudays 4 August 6 1999 7 last Wednesday 8 40 minutes. 9 you're 17 Unit 94 94.1 1 four hundred and sixty-two 2 two and a half 3 two thousand three hundred and forty 4 nought point two five 5 one million two hundred and fifty thousand 6 ten point oh four (or nought four) 7 forty-seven per cent 8 the centh of April (or April the tenth) 9 the third of July (or July the third) 10 six oh two eight four seven seven (or double seven) 11 five degrees below zero (or minus five degrees centigrade) 12. nineteen seventy-six 94.2 1 thousand 2 the fourth of August 3 two hundred and twenty 4 the thirty-first of August. 5. seven two theee six oh nine 94.3 1 majority 2 minority 3 calculator 4 work 5. stuck 94.4 159 21922 360 45 58 615 94.5. Answers to questions 6 and 7: S$ ewo years 10 October 6 thirty seven point six (degrees) 7 approximately one point six kilometres in a mile Unit 95 95.1 Possible answers: 1 It’s about two minutes’ walk. 2 It’s about a kilomerce. 3 No, it isn't. 4 Yes, it’s too far to walk. 5 Yes, quite a long w 6 7 8 It's abour 20 kilometres. It’s about 15 minutes’ walk. No, not far. 95.2 Possible questions: What's che size of the lake? sit? or What's the depth of the lake? How far is it from one side of the lake to the other? How high is the mountain? or What's the height of the mountain? How long is the pitch? or Whar’s the length of the pitch? is the pitch? or Whar’s the width of the pitch? she? 95.3. 1 No, he’s quite thin. 2 No, it’s quite shallow, 3 No, it’s quite narrow. 238 English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediate)96.1 96.2 96.3 96.4 97d 97.2 97.3 98.1 98.2 4. No, he’s fairly short. 5. No, it's quite big (or it’s a great big place). 6 No, it’s greav/really interesting/very lively. Unit 96 I square 2 rectangular 3 round 4 pointed I grey 2 pink 3 beige 4 purple 5 turquoise 2 astar-shaped ring 3 a round mirror —_ 4a pointed nose 5 diamond-shaped earrings 6 striped sofa 7 a light blue shirt 8 adark blue jumper 9 a tartan tie 1 apencil 2 a foorball/mgby/ockey pitch 3 acarrot. 4 the moon Sithesea 6 anegg 7 a(coavéclothes) hanger 8 prawns Unit 97 Possible answers: Please queue other side Mind the step Sold our Our of order Keep right: Keep off the grass Beware of pickpockets Mind your head Please do not disturb: Please do not feed the animals No exit; No smoking; No parking Possible answers: 2 ima Bed & Breakfast (cheap hotel) 6 outside a theatre/cinema/concert hall 3 on the underground 7 on the outside of a parcel/package 4 in a bank or post office 8 ina park 5 by a public telephone 1 Please do not feed the animals 5 Do not lean out of the window 2. Do not leave bags unattended 6 No smoking 3 Please do nor disturb 7 Keep right; No smoking; No exit 4 No parking 8 Mind your head Unit 98 Possible answers: 2 the key 3 whisky 4 knives and forks 5 flour 6 programme 7 clothes/belongings 8 a type of toy 9 a suitcase 10 shampoo/conditioner Possible answers: 1 Abouv/Around/Roughly 2 sorrof 3 things 4 abit 5 sorroffa bit 6 and things/stuff like that or and that sort of thing 7 more or less/orso. 8 a bit Answer key 23998.3 Possible answers: 2 sort offblucish 3. more or less/roughly 4 sort of S abivsorof 6 any time Unit 99 99.1 [formal | informal purchase resume thus terrific commence | quid apprehend | reckon guy cheers 99.2 solthus buy/purchase convenienvhandy —_catch/apprehend starvcommence _ mar/guy start again/resume _ poundsquid thanksicheers think/reckon marvellousterrific _toilevloo 99.3 1 Where did you buy/get that book? 2 Tm just going to the loo. 3. The woman on the desk told us to go to gate 12. 4 What's up? 5 Do you fancy going out for a meal? 6 When are you going to pick up your bike? 7 My flat is five minutes from where I work, so it’s very handy. 8 The guy in the market wanted 20 quid for this ring. 9 Most of the kids are very bright. 10 I reckon it'll start pretty soon. 99.4 We regret to inform vou that we are unable to lend you the sum of £500 that you require, but it may be possible to ... If you would like to contact the branch and speak to Mrs Jenkins, she will arrange an appointment with the assistant manager. He will ... 99.5 a drag (infml) = boring pinched (inful) = stolen patrons (fl) = People who use a hotel/restaurant or shop. The word patron often appears on notices in hotel or restaurant car parks. bloke (infil) = man hassle (infntl) = trouble or inconvenience permitted (fin!) = allowed Unit 100 100.1 1 British Broadcasting Corporation 2 Member of Parliament 3 World Wide Web 4 Compact Disc $ Prime Minister 6 United Nations 7 Personal Computer 8 Identification 240 English Vocabulary in Use (preitermediote & intermediate)100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5, Michael, Peter had a maths exam this afternoon and then he had to take his bike to the repair shop, so he'll probably be a bit late home. You can watch TV/telly while you're waiting for him, and please help yourself to anything in the fridge. If there's a problem (¢,g, Dr Brown rings about the flu vaccination), my phone number is next to the photos on the di table. I should be home myself by about five. Margaret (Peter's mum) Leg 2ec 35 4ie SMr 6 Dr 2eg 3CV 4 board Sec. 6 flu 7 ad(vert) 8 fridge 9 ie. 10 stand PTO stands for ‘please curn over’ at the borom of a page. RSVP means ‘please reply’ (from the French ‘répondez, s'il vous plait’) and is found at the bottom of formal invitations, e.g. to a reception or wedding. ASAP/asap stands for ‘as soon as possible’ and is commonly used in e-mails and faxes. ‘CCice stands for ‘carbon copy’ and is used in business letters and e-mails to show you are sending a copy to someone else. In the past, carbon copies were made using carbon paper. ‘We don’t use this any more, but we still use the abbreviation. Answer key 241Phonemic symbols Vowel sounds Consonant sounds Examples Symbol Examples sleep me Pp pur happy —_tecips b ook pin dinner 1 take foor could pull d dog do shoe throwgh k sar kick el red head said 9 30 guarantee al arrive father colour iy cal shurch Pat turn bird work ds age Tounge Pail sort thought walk r for cough feel cat black , loye vehicle Int sun engugh wonder 8 thick path Io got watch sack o this mother Jo! Part heart faugh . singe z x00 houses lev name late aim J shop sugar al my idea time 3 pleasure usual tout boy ngise h hear hotel teal pair where bear m make hal hear beer a name now Iau! 22 home show Q bring fag! out cow 1 look Joo! pure fewer r road j young w wear 242 English Vocabulary in Use (predntermediane & intermediote)Pronunciation problems when ais e\ | when w is x | when tis | when ‘0’ or ‘00" is /a! patient punctual slaves Asia luggage oven dangerous | hungry month pavement discuss front bacon function monkey phrase publish government engaged customs worry sunbathe luck flood lately bankrupt blood When ow is 20, e.g, row (= line), throw, blow, show, know, elbow. When ou or ow is av. e.g, lounge, drought, row (= argument), towel, allowed, blouse, shower When ou is u: e.g. soup. group. through, wound, souvenir, routine When ou is s.e.g. cousin, couple, trouble, rqugh, rough, enough When a, au or aw is >:, e.g. dra, raw, lass, stall, fall, cause, audience, launch, exhausted When a or au is o: , e.g. vase. calm, laugh, draughty, half When a or wis 1, eg, busy, business, minute, lettuce, purchase, surface, orange, damage When ois u:, e.g. move, prove, improve, lose When or or ui e.g. purple, burn, burglary, worth, work, curtain When ea is ©. e.g. dreadful, igalous, health, dead, bread, instead, pleasant, weather, weapon Silent letters (the underlined letters are silent}: island, knee, knife, know, knock, knowledge, wrong, wrist, muscle, castle, whistle, fasten, listen, bomb, lamb. thumb, comb, scissors, psychology, honest, hour, cuphoard, answer, guess, handsome, aisle, half, calm, Christmas, mortgage Short syllables (che underlined letters often disappear or are only /a!}: fartening, miserable, comfortable. fashionable, restaurant. strawberry, eventually, parliament, actually, occasionally. prisoner, medicine, favourite, temperature, literature Problem pairs: quite kwant and quiet "kwarat’ desert “dezat_and dessert ‘o'z: Note: The pronunciation of these lerters at the end of words is often like this: -ous 2s, eg. famous, dangerous, unconscious, ambitious, cautious, jealous -age 15. e.g. luggage, baggage, village, damage, cabbage, bandage, message, manage -able abl, ¢.g. comfortable, reliable, suitable, unbreakable, vegetable, fashionable, miserable sare e9., eg. care, spare, square, beware, stare, fare, aware, rare(ly), barely -ile ail , e.g. iragile, mobile, file, while storyhary tori . e.g. directory, history, secretary, documentary -ture Ifo, e.g. picture, signature, departure, capture, temperature, literature, feature -ate eit at the end of verbs, e.g. educate, operate, communicate ate at_at the end of nouns and adjectives, e.g. graduate, approximate, certificate soup /su:p/ and soap /saup! English Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediate & intermediate) 243,Index The numbers in the Index are Unit numbers not page munbers. a day (an hour a day) /o dei/ 1 a long time ago 93 about /o'baut/ 48, 98 about (the film’s about ...) /o"baut/ 76 above /o'bav/ 37 abroad/a'bra:d! 71 absolutely /,ebsa'lu:tli/ 36 accident /eksidant/ 67 according to /a'ka:dtg tu:/ 18, 78 accountant /a'kauntant! 70 ache /etk! 2, 59 across /a'krns! 37 action film /ackfan film! 76 active volcano /acktty vol'keiou! 43 activity ‘ek'tuvatil 7 actor /'wktal 7, 76 ad/advert ited! Medv3:t! 78, 100 addition /o'difan/ 94 adjective /adgektiv! 4 admit (+ ing) /ad'mit/ 34 adolescence /,edol’esans/ $2 adolescent /,edal'esant/ 52 adult dat $2 adverb zdva:b/ 4 advice /ad'vais/ 3, 27, 33 advise /od'vatz! 69 advise (somebody + inf) /od,vatz/ 35 afford (I can’t afford ...) fa'ford $8 afraid (of something/somebody) o'frerdl 14 after (+ -ing) u:fta! 39 after that /,a:fta ‘Oet/ 39 afterwards /'a:ftowadz/ 39 against (the law) /a,genst! 84, 85 age /eids/ 48 agenda /o'dsendo/ 72 aggressive /o'grestv/ 65 agree (I agree with you) /o'gri:/ 14, 18 agriculture /wgrtkaltfa/ 66, 83 ahead (of us) /a'hed/ 43 AIDS /eidz/ 100 aim feum/ 73 air force fea f9:s/ 70 airport eapait/ 68 aisle fail 76 alarm clock /a'la:m Klok’ 56 album (new/latest album) /setbam/ 77 all over the floor 56 all over the place 13 allow (somebody to do something) dallav, 34, 85 almost /s:lmaust/ 38 alone /o'Ioun! $3, along /a'Inn/ 37, 67 also /2:lsav! 40 although /a:t'dau! 40 always /'stlweiz 38 ambitious fem'bifas! 49 ambulance ‘a:mbjalans. 60 American /a'merikan/ 46 and for another (thing) 39 and so on an ‘sav nny 100 anger "gga. 50 angry "agri! 50 ankle "enkl 47 answer (nv) /'a:nsa! 9 answerphone /“a:nsafaun/ 80 ant faent/ 45 any time (after 10) ‘eni taim/ 98 anyway /'eniwet! 39 apart from /a'pa:t fram 41 apartment ‘a'pa:tmant 92 aperitif /2,per'ti:f! 90 apologise (for something) Iotpnladgaiz 14, 16, 35 apology /o'pniodsi/ 16 appear a'pia 6 appear (+ inf) 34 apple !'epl/ 63 application (form) ,zxpli'keifon! 87 apply for a job /o'plan! 14, 71 appointment o'pointmant/ 72 apprehend /,zpri'hend: 99 approximately /o'proksimatli/ 98 Arabic "serabiki 46 architect "a:kttekt! 70 architecture /uskitekt fa’ 83 Are you married? 20 Argentina /,a:d3on'tizna! 46 Argentinian /,a:dsan’tinion/ 46 arithmetic a'ri@matik! 94 arm a:m! 47 armchair u:m'yfea SS armed va:md, 85 armed forces /a:md? fo:siz/ 70 244 English Vocabuiry in Use (preintermediate & imermedite) army usmil 70 around /a'raund/ 98 arrange (meetings) /s'reinds/ 72 arrest /a'rest/ 84 art gallery “o:t giclori 91 article (definite/indefinire) Posuk 4 article (in a paper) 78 artist 'a:tist! 7 as (= because) /tez! 42 as (= when) 39) asa result 42 as long as 42 as soon as 39 as well 40 ask (somebody + inf) sa:skr 35 ask (somebody + wh- word) 35 ask (somebody for something) 35 i inert 88 asthma /esma: 59 astonishing/astonished 3'stonifig Ja'stoniftl 36 at (8.00) feet! 93 at (the bus stop) 37 at all (e.g. I don’t like it at all) Jot 'oill 18 at Christmas/Easter/the weekend’ night 93 at first /at *fa:st/ 76 at home fat ‘haum 57 at least /ot ‘isst 1 at night /ot ‘nait! 15 at the end 15 at the moment 15, athletics (track) @'letiks. 75 attend (meetings) a'tend 69, 72 attractive a'trekuy 8, 48 aubergine /‘aubasizny 63 audience /'2:dians. 76 aunt /a:nts SI available (rooms) 'vetlabl. 90 avoid /o'void’ 85 avoid (+ -ing) 34 aware of (the problem) /a'wea ov 14 awful / V 2, 36, 76 BA/BSc /,bi:'e1 ,bizes'si:/ 83 babysitter ‘beibisita 10 back (v) bek 78 back-up (copy) ‘bicksp 81 backache ‘beketk 59background /baekgraund/ 76 backing group "bakin gru:p/ 77 bad (at something) /"bad/ 14 badly-behaved /,baedlibr'herd/ 11 badly-dressed /,baedlidrest/ 11 bag ‘beg! 5 bag (of shopping) 32 baggage reclaim begids 89 bake ibeik’ 64 balcony "batkani! 54 bald (go bald) /bo:td/ 30 ballet dancer /"beler ,da:nsa/ 7 banana /bo'na:na! 63 band (rock/pop) /bxend/ 77 bandage :*barndids/ 60 bankrupe (go bankrupt) "bapkrapt 30 barrister /*baerista! 84 baseball "bersba:l! 74 basketball “busskitbo:l/ 74 bass guitarist /,be1s g1' bat bat! 74 bath /ba:0" 56 bathroom I"ba:@rom/ 55, 56 100 y) into something 19 {= return) “bi: back? 80 be delayed / held up /bi: dr'ieid,,held 'sp/ 16 be out term’ beach beach (umbrella) 92 bear /bea! 45 beard /btad/ 48 beat (= win) /bi: beat somebody up /, beautiful bjustifal 48 because (of) ibr'koz/ 42 bed ibed! 56 bed & breakfast (B&B) /,bed on "brekfast/ 90 bedroom "bedrum: 10, 55, 56 bedside table /,bedsar before (+ -ing) /b't behind sbr'haind! 37 beige *be13/ 96 belief for'li:t? believe (in something) VI 86 belong (to somebody) /b'log/ 14, $4 below /hi'lou/ 37 belt och! 61 bend (n, v) /bend/ 67 best friend /,best 'frend/ $1 berween /or'twitn/ 37 beware (of pickpockets) b1,wea/ 97 bicycle barstk/ 68 bid (= ery) oid! 78 big forg/ 95. bike /bask/ 99, 100 bill (pay the bill) on 90 billion /*bilian/ 94 20 sa,tifikal/ 87 bit (a bie tired/nervous, etc.) /bit! 38, 98 bit (a bit of advice/luck, etc.) 32 bite (your nails) ‘bait! 47 bitter /bital 64 bitterly disappointed /"bitali disotpointid! 12 black coffee /,blatk ‘kofi/ 2. blame (somebody for something) ‘bleim/ 35 blank piece of paper 1 Ddlanket /blankit! 56 bleed /blisd/ 60 bless you "bles ju:/ 22 blind (go blind) ‘bland! 30 blinds *blaindz/ 55 block (the road) /bink/ 67 block (of flats) 54 blond(e) hair /,binnd heal 2, 48 blood /btadi 60 blouse “blauz/ 61 blow your nose /blau ja: ‘navz/ 47, 59 board (blackboard/whiteboard) Momd 5, 100 board a plane /,ba:d a ‘plein/ 89 board pen "bard ,pen/ § boarding card /'bo:din ,ku:d/ 89 boil ibaui! 64 boiling boil 44 bold /bould/ 1 book (a room/seat) /buk/ 76, 90 boots /busts/ 61, 74 boring/bored /"ba:rin/ba:d/ 36 born (I was born ...) /ba:n/ 52 borrow I'borau/ 5, 58 boss /ons/ 71 both /bau0l 41 bother (I don't bother to ...) Honda! 53 bottle (of water) "botl/ 32 bottom (= part of the body) Mootam/ 47 bow! (of sugar) /baul 32 box (theatre) fonks/ 76 box (of chocolates) 32 box office /'bnks ,ofts/ 10 boxing (ring/gloves) /‘bnkstn/ 75 boyfriend /boufrend/ 52 brackets /bravkits! 1, 4 brake (n, v) (put on the brakes) Torctki 9, 67 branch (of a tree) /bra:nf/ 66 brand-new /,breen'nju:/ 11 Brazil fbra‘ztl/ 46 Brazilian /bra'zilian’ 46 break (v) Mbreik/ 27, 57 break (n) 53, 82 break (cake a break) 26 break a record 27 break an armvleg 60 break down (= stop working) 24, 67 break even 73 break into) 24, 85 break somebody's heart 27 break the law 27, 84, 85 break the news 27 breathe (in and out) /bri:dy 47 breeze fbri:z/ 44, 92 bricklayer /rikjleta/ 70 bridge /beidsy 67 briefcase /*bristkers/ 5, 72 bright (= intelligent) /bratt/ 99 brilliant /briliont/ 76 brilliant idea /,briiont ar‘dho/ 18 bring (versus take) fbrtn/ 30 Britain /"britan/ 46 British "brutsf/ 46 broad shoukler brand ouldoa 4a bbroad-minded /,bra:d'matndid/ 49 broccoli /brokali/ 63 broken /'brovkan! 72 brother-in-law /'bradorinl3:/ 10, 51 brown (= have a suntan) /braun/ 92 browse /bravz/ 81 bruise (n, v) foruiz/ 60 brush (my teeth) /braf! 53 build fbnld/ 70 build (medium build) 48 bump into (somebody) /,bamp “intu:/ 60 bunch (of flowersigrapes) /banf/ 32 bureaucracy /bju'rnkrasil 87 Index 245bureaucrat "bjuacakrat! 87 burglar /" lal 85 burglar alarm /'ba:glo 9, burglary /'ba:glori/ 85 burn (n, v) /b3:n/ 60 burn {v) 57 bus /bas/ 68 bus driver / asm! 85 draival 2, 10 bus station ‘bas ,stetfan! 68 bus stop /‘bas ,stop/ 10, 68 business studies /"biznis ,stadiz/ 83 busy ("brzi! 90 but /bat! 40 butcher I"butf2/ 62 butterfly bstaflau 45 burton /*batan/ 61 buy foai! 70 by (a book by Dickens, ete.) /bat/ Is by (10%) 73 by (8.15) 93 by accident /bar ‘wksidant/ 15 by bus/car/taxi, etc. 15, 68 by chance (meet somebody by chance) Mbat ‘tfazns! 15 by hand (made by hand) ‘bat “hend! 15 by mistake (take something by mistake) /bar mr'stetks 15 by myself /bar mar'self! 15 cabbage kwbids/ 63 cabin crew /"kaebin kru:/ 89 cable TV calculator /’kzelk joleita! 72, 94 calendar /*katlanda! 72 calf /ko:f! 63 call (n) (locaV/ineernacional) ‘ko: 30 calm (sea) /ku:m/ 92 camel /*kamall 45 camping (go/do 2 lot of /kzemptny 78 can (of cola) /kavn/ 32 cancel keensal/ 16 can’t stand /,kasnt staend/ 19 can’t stand (+ -ing) 34 capital (city) ’kieprtal! 46 capital punishment 85 captain (= pilot) "k:xptin/ 89 car /ka:! 68 car park "ka: pack! 65 career /ka'tia! 71 careful 'keafay 8, 35 careless Pkealas! 8 Caribbean (the Caribbean) ikerr'bi:an 46 carpenter "ku:panta’ 70 carpet /"kazpitr $5 carrot *kuwtot. 63 carry a gun i'kieti> 85 carry on 3, 23 carton (of orange juice) "ka: ircase) ‘kets’ 100 cash desk ‘kJ desk 62 cash machine "keef mafiza 10 cassette ’ka'set 5 cassette recorder ka'set rikatdal 5 castle ka:sl. 91 catch (I didn’t catch that) -kiet J! 28 catch a ball 28, 74 catch a busitrain 12, 28. 68 catch a cold/flu 28 catch a criminal 28, 84 catch (somebody doing something) 28 cathedral sko'8izdral: 91 cauliflower kolt,flava 63 CD (compact disc} si CD player si CD-ROM si celery /selari 63 cellist ‘ufelist: 77 cello tfelau! 77 central heating ,sentral century /'senfari? 93 certificare (exarn/marriage) Isattifikat? 87 chalk /1farks $ change (bus/train) ‘feinds! 68 change {into other clothes} 61 change my mind 13 changing room /*tfeind5in eu:m 62 channel (TV) 'tfeenali 79 charge (money! itfurds/ 58 charge (somebody with a crime) 84 chat (n, ¥) fet 9 chat room /'tfiet run 10 chat show "tfiet ,fav' 79 cheap i1fizp: 58 check (= examine) fek/ 87, 89 check (adj) 96 check in (¥) tfek ‘in! 90 check our (v) /fek ‘aot! 90 check (the meaning) 3 ictunl 54 cheers tftaz chemist /"kemist. 59, 62 246 English Vocabulary in Use (presinermediote & intermediate) chemistry /kemustei/ $2 cherry /tferil 63 chest /tfest! 47 chest of drawers /,tfest av dra:z 56 chicken /1fekin! 63, childhood /tfarldhuds 52 chilled /1Jild/ 64 chilly “ali 44 chimney /fumnil 54 chin /tfinl 47 China s'tfaina/ 46 Chinese /tfun'nizz/ 46 choice afous! 1, 3 choir *kwarat 77 choose rtfuzz! 1, 3 chop (v) /tfnpy 63 circle /satkl/ 96 circle (theatre) 76 cireuie (racing) /saikit 75 circulation /,sazkja'letfan‘ 78 civil war /sival ‘wo: $8 in /st'vition. 8S clap ikl 5 classical music kes! 77 classmate /'klu:sment ST clean (v, adj) klisn 9 clean (v) 5 clean my teeth 53, 56 cleaner Mklizna’ 53 clever /'kleva’ 49 lient Mklarant 69 liff(s) Alt 92 climb /klaim: 54 close down klauz ‘daun 6 close (to the station) ‘klaus: 54 close {friend/family) 51 cloud /klauds 44 cloudy Mklaudi 8, 44 club (footballigolfy Kisb: 74, 75 coach (type of transport) kouts 68 coat /kaut/ 61 coffee table ‘kofi ,tenbl’ 55 coin fkoimi 58 cold (n, adi) Kaul 9 cold (='illness) 59 collar /'knla 61 colleague “kolizg 51. 72 colour /'ksla 96 ‘comb (your hair) ,koum: 47 come across (= seem) ,kam a'kros 49 come from (I come from Argentina) kam from 46 a1 "mjurzikcome in /,kam ‘in! 24 come out (= publish) /,kam ‘aut! 78 come out (the sun came out) 44 come round (= become conscious) ,kam 'raund’ 60 come round (= visit) 53 comedy series ’komadi ,stari:2/ 79 comfortable “kamftabl/ coming in the opposite direction ‘,kamun in di: ,opazit di'rek fan! 67 comma "komo! + commence /ka'mens/ 99 ‘commercial centre /ka,ms:fol “senta’ 65 commit a crime ka,mit 9 ‘kraim/ 84,85 common sense /,knman ‘sens/ 49 communism "komjantzam/ 86 communist "Komjanist/ 86 commuter /ka'mju:ta/ 65. ‘compare ‘kam'pea! 41 compared with/to /kom'pead wid’ tus 41 comparison ‘kom'perrisan/ 41 competitive Kom'petitiv/ 75 complain (to somebody/about something) ‘kom'plein’ 14, 35 complaint kom'pleint/ 69 complete opposite /kam,pli:t “ppozt 75 completely different ‘kam,pliztli ‘diferent’ 41 complex (plot) "kompleky 76 composer ‘kam'pauza! 77 computer ‘kam'pjusta 72 computer operator 7 conductor (music) /kan'dakta! 77 confusing/confused /kan'fju:zin/ ‘ikan' fused! 36 congested kan'd3estid! 65 congratulations kon graetfu'lerfanz/ 22 connect ‘ka'nekt/ 81 conservatism kan'ss:vatizam/ 86 conservative /kan's3:vativ/ 86 conserve kan's3:v/ 88 contestant ‘kan'testont! 79 continent “kontinant/ 43 cooker "kuka: 55 cool (somebody) down /,ku:l ‘daun’ 92 cope with (something/somebody) Pkaup wid! 65 copy knpi! 81 correct (v) /ka'rektl 5 cosmopolitan /,kozma'politan/ 65, a1 cost (v) /kost/ 58 cost a fortune /,kost 9 "fost usn/ 58 cost of living /,Kost av ‘livin/ 58, 65 cottage I'kotids! 66 cough ‘kof! 59 Could I speak to ...? hud at ,spitk tur 80 Could Vyou (possibly) ..? 17 counter (meav/fish) *kaunta/ 62 country /kantril 43 of origin /,kantri av ‘ortdsin! 87 countryside ’kantrisard/ 66 courgerte /ko:"3et/ 63 course food in restaurant) Hoss 5 court (tennis) /k3:t/ 74 court (justice) 84 courteous "k3:tias/ 3 cousin "kazan/ 51 cover (v) kava’ I cover the cost (of something) Ikawa do "knst/ 83 crab ‘krieb! 63 crash (computer) /krzef! 81 crash helmet /*kraef Jhelmat/ 75 rash into /,kreef ‘into! 67 cream (medicine) /krizm/ 60 creative /kritentiv! 8 creature krista! 45 credit card Kredit ka:d/ 10 crime prevention /,kraim pri'venfon! 85 crime rate kraim reit/ 65 criminal *keiminal/ 85 critic *krittk! 76 crops /krops! 66 crowd fraud! 74 crowded /kraudid/ 65 ery ‘kra/ 47 cucumber /'kjurkambo/ 63 cultural activity /,kalt fel x 65 cup /kap! 55 cup (of coffee) 32 cupboard kabod/ 55 cutly hair /,ka:li ‘hea! 48 aransil 58 current affairs /,karont a'feaz/ 79 twat! curtain (theatre) /*ka:tan/ 76 curtains "ks:tonz/ $5 ‘cut (n, v) (= injure) /kat/ $7, 60 ‘cut (= reduce) 78 cut (= remove) 81 ‘cut (oneself) 57 cut (something) down /,kat ‘daun/ 88 CV (curriculum vitae) /. cycle (v) sarki” 68 cyclist 'saiklist/ 68 100 daily deulil 78 damaged (badly damaged) Hdgemidsd/ 67 dangerous deind3aras/ 8, 65 dark /da:k! 54 dark (colour) 96 dark skin /,da:k ‘skun/ 48 date /dew/ 94 date (of arrival/departure) 87 date of birth /,deit av ‘b3:6/ 87 deaf (go deaf) /det/ 30 deal with (something/somebody) Idisl wid! 69 decade dekewd/ 93 decide (+ inf) Adr'sand! 34 decimal *desimal/ 94 deep /dli:p/ 95 defendant /di'fendant/ 84 define /i'fatn/ 1 definite article /,definat ‘a:tikV 4 degree (dofhave/get) /dr'grit! 83 degrees (e.g. centigrade) /dt'grizz/ 44 delay /dv'lew 11, 89 delayed (be/get delayed) har'lerd/ 16 delicious /dv'ifas! 36 delighted /dr'laitid/ 36 demands /di'mo:ndz! 88 democracy /di'mokrasi 86 democrat /demakriet/ 86 democratic /,dema'krwtik/ 86 dentist “dentist! 70 deny (+ -ing) di'nav! 34 department (university) /di'pa:tmont/ 83 department store /di'pa:tmant sto:! 62 departure (board/lounge/time) Idt'pa:tfol 89 depend (it depends on) /di'pend/ 3 depend on (somebody/something) 4 Index 247epressing/depresed Jdt'presty/di'prest/ 36 depth Idep0/ 95 desert /'dezat/ 43 design Mdt'zaue’ 70, 96 desk /desk! 72 despite (the fact that) /d1'spait/ 40 dessert Idi'za:t/ 64, 90 destination /,desti'neifan/ 89 destroy /di'strov 43, 88 destruction /dr'strakfon! 88 dial /dasal/ 80 dialling code /‘datallin ,koud/ 80 diamond /"datomand/ 96 diarrhoea /,daia'ria/ 59 diary "daiaril 72 dictator /dhk'tertal 86 dictatorship Mdik'tentofip/ 86 diet (n, ¥) (go on a diet) /darat/ 9 different from /difaront from 14, 4 dimes ddai'menfon/ 95 dining room /dainig ru:m/ 10, 55 director (film/theatre) /di'rekta/ 76 dirty "dati! 3, 8, 65 disagree /,diso'griv! 6, 18 disappear /\diso'pial 6 disappointing/disappointed Jdiso'pointig/ /,diso'paintid! 36 disaster /dt'zu:stol 43, 88 disaster movie /di'2u:sto ,mu:vil 76 discuss /di'skas/ 7, 35 discussion /du'skafan/ 7 disease /dt'zi:z! 59 disgusting /dis'gastig! 18 dishonest /dr'somist/ 6, 49 dishwasher /'dif,wofo/ 10, 55 iss somebody /dt'smus! 71 distance 'distans! 95 divide (arithmetic) /dt'vaid/ 94 divided (into) 82 diving "dawvig/ 92 division /du'vigon! 94 do (my) homework /du: “hoomwa:k/ 3, 26 do (the) housework /du: “hauswa:k 26 do (my) packing /du: 'packin/ 6 do a biva lor of sightseeing 91 doa course 26 do a degree 83 doa sport 75 do a subject 26, 82, 83 do an exam 82 do an exercise 1 do not lean our of the window 97 do nor leave bags unattended 97 do research (in/into) 26 do somebody a favour 26 do something/nothing 26 do the shopping 26, 62 do up (your jacket) 62 do well/badly 26, 82 Do you think you could .. Ju: Oink ju: kud/ 17 doctor doktal 70 document /unkjamont/ 81, 87 documentary /,dokja'mentarif 79 dollar ola! 58 don’t worry /,daunt "ws doorbell /do:bel/ $4 dope (= drugs) /daup! 99 double room dbl ,ru:m/ 90 doubr (I doubr it) /daut/ 21 down /daun/ 37 down (= not working) 72 download ,daun'loud! 81 Dr/'dnkta: 100 drama series /dru:ma stariz2/ 79 deaughry /drazftir $4 draw (n, v) (= the same score) ddros! 74 drawer(s) dro:2i 72 dreadful /“dredfal 36, 76 dream (n, v) (have a dream) /dri:ms 2 /dut 16 drive(r) /'draiva/ 68 driving licence /dratvin ,larsans! 87, drizzle drizh 44 drop (v) fdrnp/ 57, 73 drop (of milk) 32 drop (v) (= stop) 68 drought (draut’ 88 drown /draun! 43 drummer /‘dramai 77 drums /dramz/ 77 dry weather /,drat ‘weda/ 12 dry wine /,drat ‘wan! 12 dub (dubbed) ‘dsb: 76 due to (arrive) /dju: tus! 68 due to (= because of) 42 during “djuariyy 93 duty free /djusti fri 89 DVD /,diz vis ‘dis! 81 e-mail /‘izmei 72 e-mail (send/check) 81 e-mail address /‘i:meil adres 81 248 Engish Vocabulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate) ce eagle /isgll 45 earache /'areik! 59 early night (hi ‘nat 13 earn /ainl 69, 71 earrings /rarig2/ 10, 61 earth fa: 43, earthquake /: easy-going /, 2Okwerk! 43, 88 economic policy ‘pnlasi/ 86 ka'nnmikal 8 economist /'konamist/ 7 editor /'edital 78 Egype /isdsipt/ 46 Egyptian /'dgipfan! 46 elbow /'elbau! 47 elderly /*cldali 52 elece Atekt/ 7, 86 lection (win the election) "lekfan! 7, 86 electrical appliances /ilektrtkol a'platansiz/ 62 electrician /,clik'trifan/ 70, elephant /elifant/ 45, embarrassing/embarrassed nam'berasig! im'barrast! 36 ‘embarrassment /im'barosmant) 50 emergency services /1,m3:d3ansi ‘saivist 70 emotional /h'maufanal. 8 employee /im'piati:. 72 ‘employer /im'ploiay 7, enjoy (+ -ing) enjoy your meal /in,d3a1 ja ‘mi:t abl! 8 1s 36, 54 enough (big enough) 'naf’ 61 enrolment form .in'raulmant ,f>:m! 87 enter (university) “enta/ 83 enthusiasm /in'ijusziaczom. 21 environment /in'vaironmant’ 88 equator /i'kweita’ 43 equipment /'kwipmoant/ 33, 74 escape //skeip! 85 dete. fot'setra/ 100 EU (European Union) /, euro ju:rou! 58 Europe /juaropy 46 eventually /r'ventfuali! 39 1 100jans! 84 friend, exc.) /eks! evidence /ev ex: (husband S51 exam ng'zem! 100 examination j1g,zemt'netfon/ 83 except (for) /tk’sept/ 41 exception (with the exceprion of ...) ak'sepfan/ 41 excess baggage :1k,ses ‘bwegidsy 89 exciting/excited /k’santigy ” excuse stk'skjuzs/ 16 excuse me /tk'skju:s exercise (do'take exercise) eksasaiz 75 exhausted/exhausting /ig'za:stid nig'zaistin! 36 expand 1k'spaend 73 expect (= think) (+ inf) Jik'spekt/ 3 expecting (a baby) s1k'spektig/ 52 expenditure /ik'spendit fa! 73 expensive /ik'spensiv/ $8 expire /tk'spata’ 87 explain (+ wh- word) k'splein. 35 extremely stk'st eyebrow /‘aibrau: 47 factory facktoril 65, 69, 72 fail (an exam) /fedl/ 82 fea ‘hea! 48 fairly Teal 38 fall (n, v) fazb 73 fall in love 52, 76 fall out (of the window) 60 fall over 23, 57 fall slowly/sharply 2 family name /femali nei 51 famine /'farmin! 88 famous /‘feimas/ 8 fancy /fensil 99 fancy (Do you fancy going “feensi! 17 far (not far/too far) /fux 95 Far East (the Far East) /fuzr isst/ 46 fare (bus/air fate) eo! 58, 68 farewell ,fea'wel/ 22 farm ‘fa:m/ 66 farmhouse /fa:mhaus/ 66 farming /fo:mig! 66 fascinating/fascinated /'fesineuty/ fasinentid/ 36 fashionable /"fe-fonabl/ 8 fast asleep /,fu:st a'slizp/ 12 fasten (your seat bek) /fo:san/ 89 fat (fot 48, 95 father-in-law /‘fu:darin,lov/ $1 fareening !fectonin/ 64 faule far 35 favour (do somebody a favour) ifewwa! 26 favourite (programme) /"fervarit/ fear tal 50 feed ifizd/ 53 feeli: 50 feel {it feels soft) fi: 31 feel {I don’t feel well) 59 feel like (it feels like wool) 31 feel like (a drink/going out) 13, 34 feeling (a great feeling) 'fi:hg/ 50 feelings (mixed feelings) /*fi:linz/ 50 fence fens! 54, 66 field fi:lds 66 , file (for papers) (n, v) /fatl/ 5, 72 filing cabinet failig ,kcebinat/ 72 fill in (a form) /,fil ‘in! 87 filling (in tooth) /faliy/ $9 film director "film direkta! 7 film stac film ,sta:! 10, 76 finally /fatnali/ 39 finance (v) /‘fainwens/ 73 find out /,faind ‘aut/ 23 fine (adj) aun! 17 fine (n} (50 euro fine) 11, 84 fine, thanks /fain Oxqks/ 20, 22 finger fungal 2, 47 finish (+ -ing) /fimif! 34 fire brigade /'fata bri.getd/ 70 firefighter/fireman /'fata,faitay "fatomon! 70 first language 46 first name 51 first of all /,f3:st av '3:If 39 first-class (ticker) /fa:stkla:s/ 11 fit (adi) (= healthy) /fnt/ 75 fit (v} (right size) /fit/ 61 fitting room /'fitig rusm/ 62 ix up (= arrange) /,fks ‘ap! 99 fizzy (water) fizil 64 flatmate /'fletmett/ 51 flats /flats/ 54 flexible /flekstbl/ 49 flexitime /'fleksitatm/ 69 flight /flan/ 68 flight attendant /flait 2,tendant/ 39 flight number /'flait ,nambo/ 89 flight of stairs /latt av 'stea7/ 54 flood /ftad/ 43, 88 floor (on the third floor) ifls:! 54 floppy disk /,fInpi 'disk/ 81 lowers /flauiaz/ 66 flu (= influenza) /flu:/ $9, 100 fly (n) (insect) Maul 45 fly (v) (plane) 68 fog /{ng! 44 foggy /'{ngil 8, 44 fold your arms /,fould jo:r ‘a:mz/ 47 food processor /,fusd 'prausesal 55 foot /fu/ 47 football /furbo:I/ 74 footpath /*futpa:t 66 for (+ a period of time) /f2:/ 93 for (a walk/swim/drivefrun) 15 for ages /far 'eidsiz/ 93 for example /far 1g'za:mpl/ 100 for one thing 39 for the time being 93 force (somebody to do something) Moxsi 34 forehead /"forid/ 47 foreign policy /,forin ‘potasil 86 forest inrist/ 43 forget fa'get/ 57 forget (+ inf) 34 fork /fark/ 90 fortnight /fozu fortunately /'fo:t four-star hotel /fo:,sta: hau'tel! 11 fraction /Mfraekfan/ 94 fragile /"fraed3ail/ 97 freezer Iriszal 55 freezing /'frizziq/ 36, 44 French /frenf/ 46 feequently /friskwontli 38 fresh (bread/fruit)/fref! 64 fresh ait /,fref ‘eal 66 fresh challenge /,fref ‘tfaclind3/ 71 fridge (= refrigerator) /iid3/ 55, 100 friendly /"fcendtil 49 frightened/frightening frastand!frananig! 36 from (23 to 25) /frnnv 73 front door /,frant "dot! 54 Index 249front garden /,frant 'gu:don/ 54 feuit Mru:t/ 63 fey Hraul 64 frying pan rau pan! 10, 55 full board /,fol ‘ba:d/ 90 full name /,fol ‘netm/ 51 full of (something) 14 full stop /,fol ‘stnp/ 4 full up /fol ‘ap! 68 full-time (end of game) /,fol'taim/ 74 full-time job 11 fully booked /,fuli "bokt/ 90 fun (play for fun) Man! 75 furniture /fsinit fal 33 gale /ycil/ 44 game show /'geim fou! 79 gang (of youths/kids) /gaen/ 32 garage /'gsera:3/ 54 Barlic ga:lik/ 63, ate /gett/ 54, 66, 89 generally /dsenaroli 46 generous /'dsenarav/ 49 geography /d5i'narafi/ 82 German 'd3:man/ 46 Germany /"d3szmani/ 46 rrivelreach) /get/ 29, 67, 99 get (= find/buy) 29 get (= receive) 29, 99 get a bus/train 65 get a job 82 get a place (at university) 83 get away (= escape) 85 get back (= return) 80 get by 24 get changed 29 get delayediheld up 16 get divorced 29, 52 et dressed 6, 29, 61 get fit 75 get home 53 get in (a car) 68 get in rouch (with somebody) 99 ger into (a fight) 60 get into bed 56 get into trouble 85 get lost 29, 91 get married 14, 29, $2 get off (a bus) 2, 12, 68 get on {a plane) 68, 89 get on (with somebody) 27, 23, 29 get on (my) nerves 13, 29 get our (of a car} 68 get over (an illness) 23 set ready 29 get rid of something /,get ‘rid av/ 13,29 get through (= finish) /,get "Oru:! 23 get through (= make phone contact) 23, 80 get to know somebody 29 get to work 53 get undressed 6, 29 get up (= get out of bed) 29, 53 get whatever/wherever you want 65 getting (hovlcoldibetter worse} Igetity 29 getting nowhere 13 caffe dsi'tusti 45 lfriend ‘gs:lfrend 52 give somebody a hand 27 give somebody a hug 27 sive somebody a kiss 27 give somebody a lift 27 give somebody a message 80 give somebody a push 27 give somebody a ring 9, 27, 80 ive up (= stop doing something) 1 gi ‘ap’ 23, 34, 75 glance (at) (n, ¥) glans 50 glass (of water) igla:s. 32 global warming /,glaubal ‘w2:mun/ 8 glove /glav 2, 61 go (= its usual position) gau! 30 £0.(= leads tolrakes you) 30 go ahead 13 go along here 67 goand get ... 30 0 back to school 82 g0 bald »,gav ‘bo:ld 30 go bankrupt .gau ‘barpkrapt/ 30 g0 blind .,gau ‘blaind 30 go camping/swimming/diving, etc. 92 go deaf ,gou ‘defi 30 go down 73 go (our) for a walk/drive/drinks meal 30 go grey 30 Bo into hospical 60. 82 {go into the army/navy 70 go into rown 65 go mad 30 go off (= ring) igau nf! 23, g0 off (= explode ) 23 250 English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediote & intermediate) 0 off (= go bad) 23 go on (= continue) 83 0 on a (training) course 72 g0 on a diet 9 g0 on a tour of ... 91 g0 on holiday 92 0 our (social activity) 53, 91 {g0 out with somebody 52 0 shopping 62 go sightseeing 91 80 skiing/swimming 75 g0 through customs 89 g0 to bed 53 g0 t0 court 84 20 to school/university/church 82 0 to sleep 53, 56 0 to university 52, 83 0 to work 56 go together 30 0 up (= increase) 23, 73 go wrong 76 goal /gaul! 74 goat /go0t! 45 goldfish Mgaultif 45 golf (course) ‘golf’ 74 olf (club) /golf 74 good ar something 14. 82 good for you 75 good fun 49, 76 ‘good luck 22 good morning/aiternoon/evening night 22 good-looking /,gud'lukig: 11. 48 gorilla /ga'rila’ 45 govern /'yavan: 7 government /'gsvanmant! 7, 86 GP sii grade /greul 82 geadual(ly) /graedsuali 73 graduate (n) /'gradsust’ 33 graduate (v) graedsuait’ 83 grandfather/grandmother ‘graen,furda! "gren,msda 51 grant (n) /gra:nt’ 83 grapes /areipy’ 63 grass igra:s/ 66 great (= fantastic) grent 17, 36 gxeat big (dog) 95 great success /,greit sak'ses) 12 ggeat cime /,gerett ‘tate’ 12 Greece igriis! 46 greetings gristinz: 22 grey sgrei! 96grill (v) /artl 64 grill (n) 55 gripping /artpig/ 76 ground floor /,graund ‘flo:! 54 group (rock/pop) /aru:p! 77 group (of people) 32 grow /qrau’ 73 grow (apples/wheav/crops) 66 Brow up /,gr90 "xp! 24, 52, 66 guess (n, v) (have a guess) /ges! 9 ‘guess the meaning 3 guidebook /'gaidbuk/ 91 guilty s'gilti’ $4 guitar /gr'ta:! 77 guitarist 77 /at'ta:rtst/ Buy gay 99 gym /dsim! 75, 100 hair hea 33 hair dryer ‘hea ,draia/ 10 haircut heokst’ 10 half sha:f/ 94 half board ‘jhu:f ‘ba:d/ 90 hall *hosl 5. hand hend’ 47 hand luggage hand jIagidy’ 33, 89 handbag henbsg) 61 handle (v) “hand! 69 handsome 48 /‘hansanv handy 99 “haendi’ hang on ,haen ‘on’ 13 hang something up 61 hangover 'hagovvs 59 happiness ‘hapinas. 7, 50 Happy Birthday/Christmas/New Year 22 hard disk ‘hod ,disk/ 81 hard question 12 hard work 12 hard-working ,ha:d'wa:kin’ 49 hardly ha:dh 38 hardly ever 38 hardware ‘ha:dwea’ 81 hat Met 61 hate het 1 have a baby have a break 53, have a dream 9, 25 have a drink 25 have a(n) early/late night 53 have a go 30 have a guess 9 have a lie-in 53 have a look 9, 25 50 have a look at something 55 have 2 look round 91 have a nice weekend 22 have a nice/greavterrible time 25, Dy have a party have a problem something) 25 have a rest 9, 25 have a showerfbath/shave/wash 25, 53. 56 have a sleep 25, 53 have a swim/paddle 92 have a chink 25 have a try 25 have a word (with somebody) 25, 99 have an argument 25 have breakfastlunch/a meal 25, 53 have friends for dinner 53 have gor 25 have gor something left 28 have something/nothing in ‘common 41 have the bill 25 Have you got the time? 20, 25 head (the ball) hed! 74 headache /*hederk/s9 headline /*hedlain/ 78 headphones /*hedfounz/ 33, healthy ("hel0ir 64 healthy economy 73 hear (versus listen to) /hio! 31 hearing /hiain/ 31 heart /ha:t/ 59 heart attack /*hu:t hear (n) shist/ 44 heat (v) 54 heatwave Mhistwerv/ 44 heavy rain 12, 44 smoker 12 heavy traffic 12 Hebrew /'hi:bru:/ 46 heel ‘his 47 height shant/ 95 height (medium height) 48 held up (be/get held up) /,held 'ap/ 16 inghwith awk! 59 help yourself help jor'self! 17 helpful “helpfal! 8 hemisphere (northern/southern) hemisfia! 43, hepatitis hepo'tartis/ 59 herd (of cows) /ha:d/ 32 high shaw 95 ighl ighlights (recorded 79 historic monuments /hi,stortk ‘monjamants/ 91 history Phistari/ 82 history of art 83 hit (a ball) an 74 fect badly) 43, 78 hit (record/single) 77 hit (your head) 60 hob thoby 55 hockey hoki 74 hold /hauld/ 31 hold (an election) 86 homeless /'haumlas/ 8 homesick /'haomsik/ 3 homework haumws:k/ 33 honest ‘omist/ 49 hoover (v) /husva! 56 hoover/vacuum cleaner 56 hope (+ inf) /haup/ 34 hopeless /*hauplas/ 66 hopeless at something 82 horizon fha'rarzan/ 92 horror film /'hnra film! 76 hospital “hospital! 70 hostage /hostids/ 88 hor /hot/ 44 household (goods) /,havsauld/ 62 housework /havswa:k/ 3, 33, 56 How about you? 20, 22 How about (+ -ing)? 17 How are chings? 98 How are you getting on? 29 How are you? 20, 22 How do I get to ...2 20, 90 How do you do? 22 How do you feel abou How do you pronounce ...? How do you spell ... How do you use how fanrasticlexciting/awful 21 How far is it? 20, 95 How long are you here for? 20 How long are you staying? 20 How long does it cake? 26 How long have you been here? 20 How long/widerhigh/deep is ...? 95 Index 251How much does he/she weigh? 48 How much is that? 20 How much longer (are you staying)? 20 How old are you? 20 How tall is he/she? 48 How was (the party)? 20 however /hav'eval 40 How's it going? 20, 22, 30 hug (give somebody a hug) /hag/ 27 jud5/ 36, 54 humidity ‘hjus'midotil 44 hundred /*handrad/ 94 hungry (be hungey) /hangri 25 hurricane "harikan/ 43, 44 hurry up hari ‘ap! 23 hurt /ha:t/ 60 hhurt (oneself) 59 hyphen /‘haifan’ 4 1 (don't) think so 21 I beg your pardon 16 Idon’t mind 17, 21 I doubs it 21 Thaven't a clue 13, Thope not 21 Thope so 27 1 regret to inform you 99 1 see 21, 27 see what you mean 18, 27 take your point 18 I was wondering i I won't be long 16 identity card (ID) /ar'dentati ka:d/ idiot /udiot/ 49 if you like 13, 17, 21 inv illegal /'lizgaV 6, 84, 85 illegible /r'led3abl 6 illness (serious illness) /Inav/ 7, 59 imagine (+ -ing) /'meedgin! 34 impatient /tm'peifont/ 6 impolite /mpal'an/ 3, 6 impossible /im'posabl 6 ression (make a good impression) /im'prefan! 49 improve /im'pru:v/ 7 improvement /im'pru:vmant/ 7 in (Aftica) 37 in (April) 93 in (ten days’) time 93 in a hurry 15, 65 ina mess 6 in a moment 15 in a newspaper/magazine 15 in addition 40 in advance 76, 90 in business 15 in charge of 69, 71 is hat in danger of extinction 45 in front of 37 in general 46 in good condition 54 in love 15 in my opinion 18 in order to 42 in other words 100 in power 86 in practice 13 in spite of 40 in the blue jumper/dark glasses 15 in the centre 54 in the country/countryside 66 in the end 15, 39 in the long term 13 in the morning/afternoonvevening 15 in the short term 13 in the wild 45 in theory 13 in time 15 in your twenties/thirties, ete. 52 in-house (teaining) ,in'haus/ 77 inadequate /r'nzedikwat/ 6 included (Is breakfast included?) ‘Ain'kludid’ 90 income /tpkany 69 income tax 10, 69 incomprehensible ‘fin, knmprv'hensabl/ 8 incorrect /,inkar'ekt/ 6 increase (n, v) /unkri:s! 73 incredibly (expensive/cheap) ‘An'kredibli/ 38, 58 indefinite article n,definat ‘a:tikl/ 4 independent schoo! /,1ndi'pendant «sku: 82 industrial /in‘dastrioU 8 infinitive /an'finativ/ + inflation /in'fletfon! 73 inflexible /in'fleksabV 49 inform /in'fo:m/ 7 252 English Vocabulary in Use (preintermediate & intermediote) informal /in'fo:mal! 6 information /,nfa'meifan! 7, 33 information technology 82 injection /in'dsekfan/ 59 jure /‘indsa! 60 jured (badly injured) /"indsad’ 67 injury “nd5ari’ 60 innocent /'mnasant/ 84 insect /'insekt 45 ve /in'sensativ/ 49 n' sta: 70 interest) /intrast/ 73 interest (v) 1 interest rate /intrast reit/ 73 interested in something /'intrastid ini 14, 19 (the) Internet (the Net) "intanew st into /intus/ 37 intransitive verb /in,trensotiv ‘vaibl 4 investigate /in'vestigeit/ 84 investment /in'vesmant/ 73 invisible /in'vizabV 6, 8 invoice Mnvais! 72 involve /in'volw/ 69, 71 iron /atan/ 56 ironing (do the ironing) ‘ataniny 53, 56 iecegular (verbs) \'regjala! 6 iecesponsible /1rr'sponsabl! 6 Is that ...2 (on the phone) 12 ,dat land /‘ailands 3, 43 ISP (Internet Service Provider) 1aves'pit! 81, 100 Israel /rzreil/ 46 Israeli Mz‘retli 46 it doesn’t matter 16 It says (in the paper) Mt sez’ 78 Italian /'taelion/ 46 Italy ual 46 a bit difficule (actually up to you 13 1d love to 17 Vil clea Tit leave Pl sort it out 16 Pll cake ivthem 62 T'm (very) sorry 16 T'm afraid I can't 17 T'm afraid not 17, 21 T'm afcaid so 21I'm being served 62 T’m just looking (thanks) 62 I'm looking for a... 62 I'm sorry about (the mess) 16 I'm sorry I can’t 17 I'm sorry I'm late 16 I'm sorry to disturb you 16 I'm sorry to keep you waiting 16 jacket dsekit/ 61 Japan /dsa'paen/ 46 ‘Japanese /,d3epan'ivz/ 46 jar (of marmalade) (dat! 32 jazz sd5eez! 77 jealous (of) ‘d3elay/ 50 jealousy “d3elasi/ 50 jeans ‘dsisnzy 61 jewellery /“d5urolri/ 62 job d30b. 69 job opportunities 65 jog /d3ng/ 7 jogging /‘d3ogin/ 7, 75 join (the army/the police) /d3a1n/ 70 join a club 75 journalist ‘dgz:nalist/ 7, 78 journey /'d3s:ni/ 68 judge d5ads! 84 jug (of milk) d3sg/ 32 jumper ‘dsampo! 61 junction /'d3anfan/ 67 jury “dgvori/ 84 just as 39 keen (on/not very keen on ...) keep (an keep (losing/interrupting/getting) 27 keep (+ noun/pronoun + adjective) 27 keep an eye on something somebody 13 keep fit skizp "fit 27, 75 keep going 67 keep in touch 27 Keep off the grass 97 keep quiet 27 keep right/left 97 keep somebody waiting 27 kettle “ket 55 key (adj) /kizr 78 keyboard /‘kisho:d! 72, 81 kick a balll skik/ 74 kids skid 2, 99 kell Ac! 83 kind (= nice) /kaind/ 49 kind (What kind of ...? } 19 kiosk /*kizosk/ 62 kiss “kas! 9 knee /nis/ 47 knife /naut/ 3, 90 knock (onat'a door) innk! 50 knowledge /'nnlids/ 33 lab Azwby 100 labour (costs) /letbo/ 73 lake /leik/ 43 lamb Mem 45, 63 lamp “lamp! 55, 56 land (v) Azend/ 89 landing card !lzendip ,ku:d/ 87, 89 lane /lein/ 67 laptop /'keptop! 81 large Mu:d3/ 95 7 laser printer /Je1za 'printa/ 81 last (v) a:st/'83, 93 lare (at night) /lent/ 85 late night 13 late twenties/thirties, etc. 52 lately /lenti/ 93 latest (score/album) /‘letttst/ 74, 77 Latin America (South America) /dwetin a'merika/ 46 laugh (n, v) Ma:f! 9, 47 law flax 3, 83 lawyer /ota! 70 lazy Flevzil 49 lead (= winning) /lizd/ 74 lead singet/guitarist 77 leader /'lizda/ 86 leave a job/school (= permanently) Niw/ 28, 71, 82 leave a message 28, 80 leave home/work (= depart) 28, 53 leave lights on 85 leave somebody (= permanent separation) 52 leave somebody alone 28 leave somebody/something somewhere (= allow them to stay) 28 leave something behind (= forget something) 28, 57 leave something out (= omit) 24 leaves /lisv2/ 66 lecture /lektfa/ 83 lecturer /‘lektfara/ 70, 83 leek Misk/ 63 left (eg. I've gor £20 left) Meft/ 28 left-hand page 1 left-handed /,left'hiendtd/ 17 left-wing /left'win/ 86 lemon Mieman/ 63 lend lend 58 length flen6/ 95 leopard /epad/ 45 lesson /'leson/ 83 lee me (help you) (Jet mit/ 28 let me see 28 let omebody do something) 28, 4 let somebody know 28 lettuce /‘letis! 63 let's goltry 28 liberal bara 86 liberalism /"hbaralizam/ 86 library Matbroril 65 lie down /,lat ‘daon/ 23 lie in bed jar n ‘bedi $3 (give somebody a lift) aft 27 (= to go up in a building) 54, 90 light colour flaw! 96 light (opp dark) 54 light rain 44 lightning /lattnug/ 44 like flauk/ 19 like (+ -ing or inf) 34 lion Aatan! 45 lip dpi 47 listen (to something/somebody) Misan/ 14 listen to (versus hear) 31 live (adj) /uv/ 79 lively “arvli/ 65, 91 liver ival $9 living room /livig rus! 10, 55 loads (of work) /laudz/ 72 loan Aaun/ 73, 83 lobster /"Inbsta/ 63 lock /Ink/ 6, 85 long /lag/ 95 (a) long way 95 loo u:! 99) look (v) (it looks terrible) ok! 31 look (n) (I didn’t like the look of the fish) 31 look after something/somebody 23, 24,70 look at something 31 look for a job 71 Index 253look for something 31 look forward to something 19 look like 32, 51 look something up 5, 23 look versus watch versus see 37 lorry lori 67, 68 lose Auzz/ 3 lose a game 74 lose something (e.g. money) 57 loser Murzal 74 loss (make a loss) ns! 73 loud voice /,laod 'vois/ 12 lounge /taands/ $5 love Mavi 19 lucky (be lucky) /aki/ 25 luggage /Iaged3/ 33 luggage trolley /lagids ,trolif 89 lunch break /anf breik! 82 ung an/ 59 Tung cancer Man 'kunso/ 59 MA/MSc f,em'eu/ /emes'si:/ 83 main course /,mein *kars! 64, 90 main road /,mein 'roud/ 67 maintain (your interest) /mein'tern/ 1 majority /ma'dsoratil 86 make (= manufacture) /metk! 72 make {= earn) 69 make (somebody do something) 34 make a decision 26 make a difference 26 make a loss 73 make a meal 26 make a mistake 2, 26 make a noise 26 make a profit 73 make coffee 55 make friends 26 make it (e.g, 1 can’t make it tonight) 13 make money 26 make my own breakfast/dinner 53 make progress 26 make something up (= make the bed 56 make up (your) mind 13 make-up /'meikap/ 10 manage (a business} /‘meentds/ 7 ‘manage (= be able to) (+ inf) Pmcemid3/ 34 ‘management (bad management) ‘Pmaemidsmant/ 7 went) 2 ‘manager /'mienid3a/ 70, 71 Mandarin (also Cantonese) Pmendsrin! 46 manslaughter /‘man,slaitaf 85 manual manjuo 70 manufacture /,manja'tekt a! 72 Many Happy Returns 22 map /miep! 91 march (= walk) (n, v) /mastJ! 50 marital starus /,mzerital ‘steno 37 mark (high/low) /matk/ 82 market /‘mazkit/ 91 marriage /'muerid3/ 52 maths (mathematics) /me@¥ 82, 100 ‘May we remind passengers... Ime maybe /‘meibi 18 me neither 19, me too 19) seal /mi:t! 90 mean (adj) /mi:w’ 49 ‘mean (= intend/plan} (+ inf] /min! 34 mechanic Imu'keenik! 70 medicine /"‘medsan/ 83 Mediterranean (the Mediterranean) /meditar'emian/ 46 medium (heightbuild) /‘mi:diony 48 medium-rare (meat) /,mis 6 meet /mist/ 52 meeting /'mitin! 69 melon /‘meion! 63 mental arithmetic /,mental a'iOmatik! 94 ‘mention (that + clause) "menfani 35 menu /'menju:/ 64, 90 ‘Merry Christmas /,meri 'krismas! 22 mess (a complete mess} /mes! 56 message (givefleave a message) Pmesids! 80 meter (taxi meter) /‘mista’ 68 Mexican I'meksikan/ 46 Mexico /'meksikau/ 46 mice (mais! 45 microwave //matkroweiv/ 55 mid-twenties/thirties, etc. 52 ‘Middle East (the Middle East) amid isst! 46 middle-aged /,midl'erdsd/ 52 254 English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate) million “miljan! 94 mind (+ -ing) /maind/ 34 mind (I don't mind) 19 mind the step/your head 97 ‘minimum wage /,minimam ‘werd 69 minor offence /,mamar o‘fens! 84 minus /'mainas! 94 minute /*minit/ 93, minutes (rake the minutes) /*minits 72 mirror /"mura! 56 misread /mis’ miss a bus/train ‘mus! 12, 57, 68 miss a lesson 12 miss a person 12 misunderstand /,misanda‘staend! 6 ‘mobile phone /,maubail "foun! 80 modem /*maudem §1 monarchy “mnnaki! 86 monitor "monsta 72, 81 mood (in a good/bad mood) mu:d 57 moon /musn! 43 more or less 98 mosquito ‘mns'ki:tau! 45 mother tongue /’mada tag! 10 mother-in-law /*madorin,\o:! 51 motor racing /'mout reisig! 75 motorbike /'mautabaik/ 68 motorway ‘mautower 67 ‘mountain “mauntin! 43 mouse (animal) /maus: 45 mouse (computer) 87 moustache sma'sta:s! 48 move (along the ground) /mu:v! 45 moving "mu: MP (Member of Parliament) Mr musta/ 100 Mrs misiz! 100 ‘Ms ‘miz! 100 multiplication ,maltiph’ke1fan! 94 multiply ‘maltiplat/ 94 murder(er) ms:dora! 7, 85 murder (n, v) "ma:da 9 muscular "maskjalo: 48 mushroom /'mafrum’ 63 musical (n) “mjuzzikal’ 76, musical (adj) $ mussels “masal2/ 63, my name is ... (on the phone) 80napkin "napkin 64, 90 narrow (road) ‘nieraus 95 narrow-minded 1,ncerou'maindidy 9 natural disaster ‘niet farol/ 88 natural resources $8 navy ‘newi. 70 near ma 37 nearest "niarist. 95 nearly ‘niali. 38 neck nek. 47 necklace ‘neklas 61 neither ‘nada 41 neither (do 1) 19 nephew ‘nefju: 51 net net 74 never ‘neva 38 never mind 13, 16 news injuiz. 33 newsagent ‘nju:zcidsant 62 next 10 ‘nekst tur 37 nice to have met you 22 nice ro meet you nize 57 life ‘nattlarf: 65, 66, 91 nine-to-five (job) naintafaiw: 69 no exivparkingsmokinghacancies 7 ‘no problem 16 nod (your head) nnd) 47 noisy 'noizi 54. 65 not bad .not ‘bard 20, 22 notebook ‘nautbok 5 Rotes (money) n2uts' 58 nothing (there's nothing to do) ‘niin 65 nothing special/much 20 notice (n) ‘navtis 97 noticeboard «'noutisboul’ 72 nought nat 94 noun naun. 4 nowhere (there’s nowhere to park) ‘naaweo: 65 nuisance (what a nuisance) ‘njursans 21 number one (pop music) ,aambo wan 77 nurse 3:5 70 ‘nursery school /‘na:sari skusl! 52 a*kergan ocean ‘aufan 43 off (= not at work) 'nfi 72 off-licence ‘vf jatsany/ 62 offer (+ inf} /'nfa/ 34 official n) /a'fifaV/ 87 often s'ofan 38 oh (e.g. 603) /au/ 94 OHP ‘avert Spi! 5 OHT suerts'tir’ 5 oil 21163. 6+ old age /,auld ‘etd! old friend 51 ‘on (the desk) ‘ony 37 ‘on (= showing on TV) 79 ‘on (Monday) 93 ‘on business 15 on earth 43 on fire [5 ‘on foot 15, on holiday 15, on (my) own 15, 53 ‘on purpose 15 ‘on strike 15 on the ground/first floor $4 on the one hand 13 con the other hand 13 on the outskirts (of town) 54 on the phone 2, 15, 80 oon the radio 15 on the tip of my tongue 13 on time 15 on TV 15 online (go/get online) /,on'lain’ 81 only child 51 open a document 81 opera ‘npara 77 ‘operate (on) 'apareit! 70 opposite s'opazit/ 4,37 (the) opposition ,npa'zifon/ 86 optimistic ,optr'mustik/ 49 or so (= about) 98 orange "orinds 63 orchestra /'o:kistro! 77 original »a'ridsanaV/ 18 otherwise /'sdawatz! 42 ‘out (= not here) /aut/ 80 out of 37 out of order 57.97 our of work 15, 71 oven Mayan! 55 over /20v3' 37 overcharge /,avva'tfard3/ 6 overdo ,auva'du:! 6 overhead locker s‘suvahed! 89 overheads /auvahedz/ 73 oversleep +,20va'slizp’ 6, 53 overtake /,ouva'tetk! 67 overtime (dofwork overtime) Fauvataim! 69 overweight /,avva'weit/ 48 own (v) /oun/ 54 oyster a1stal 63 pace (of life) ipews! 66 pack (my suitcase) /pack/ 6 packed (with tourists) /pickt/ 91 packer (of cigarettes) /piekut/ 32 pain (I've got a pain in...) /pein! 59 pain (what a pain) 21 painful /peinfal 8, 59, 60 pair (of shoes/skis/shorts) /pea! 32 palace pelts! 91 pale /pei/ 96 pale skin /;peil ‘skin! 48 (a) paper (newspaper) /*perpa! 100 paperwork (do paperwork) Pperpawatk/ 72 park (v) /pack/ 67 parking /'pa:kin/ 65 part-time (job) /,n Partner I'pa:tna/ $1 pass a ball /pa:s/ 74 pass an exam 82, 83 Passenger /‘pivsand5a/ 68 passport /‘pa:spatt/ 87 Passport control 89 past (pu:st! 37 paste /peist/ 81 path /pa:0! 54 pattern /'paton! 96 pavement //peivmant/ 67 pay (n, v) ‘pet! 69 pay by (cheque/eredir card) 62 pay for something 58 pay rise 71 pay something hack 73 pay the bill 90 PC (personal computer) /,P 100 peace and quiet /pi:s an kwatat/ 66 peace settlement 88 peach /pist{/ 63 pear (pea! 63 Peas /pisz/ 63 pedestrian /pr'destrian! 67 pedestrian crossing 67 peel Jpisl! 63 Pencil sharpener /"pensal ,fo:pana! 5 mi 11,7 7 pepper M'pepal 64 Index 255pepper (red/green) 63 per cent /pa: ‘sent/ 94 perform /po'fo:m/ 77 performance /pa'fo:mans! 76 pethaps /pa'haeps! 18 personally I... pa:sonali av 18 persuade (somebody + inf) Ipo'swerd/ 35 pessimistic /,pest'mistik/ 49 pet /pet! 45 petrol station /‘petral sterfon/ 67 PAD /,pizenf'di/ 83 philosophy /fi'Insafi/ 83 phone /faun/ 100 phone box/card/number 80 phone somebody back 80 Photo (photograph) /"foutoul 26, q photocopier /'fauta,knpio! 5, 72 photocopy /"fouta,knpi/ 5 photographer /fa'tngrafa/ 78 phrasal verb /'fretzal ,vazb/ 4 physics /trziks/ 82 nist /'pisanst! 77 piano /pi'zenoul 77 pick something up (= take it using ‘one’s hands) /,ptk ap/ 23 pick something/somebody up (= collect) 23, 99 piece (of toastiadvice) /pi:s/ 32 pig /pig! 45 pillow/'prlow 56 pilot I'patlat/ 68, 70 pineapple /‘pamiepl/ 63 pink /pigk! 96 piss (v) (slang) /pis/ 99 pitch /pitf! 74 pity (thar’s a pity) /pii 22 place /plets! 91 place of birth 87 plain /plein/ 48 plan (v) /plazn! 70 plane /plein/ 68, 100 planet /plaenst/ 88 plant /pla:nt/ 66 plant bombs 88 plaster /'pla:sta/ 60 place fran 3 platform /'plitfo:m/ 3, 68 play (n) /plew/ 76 play a game 75 play cards /,plet kazda/ 53 pleasant /'plezont/ 49 please accept our apologies 16 please do not disturb 97 please do not feed the animals 97 please queue other side 97 pleased to meet you 22 plenty (there’s plenty ro do) Mplentil 65 plug /plag/ 5 plug something in /plag ‘1n/ 5, 79 plum /plamv/ 63 plumber /’plama’ 70 plural noun /,pluaral ‘naun/ 4 plus /plas! 94 PM (Prime Minister) /,pi:'em/ 100 pocket /‘pokit/ 61 point /point/ 96 point (at something/somebody) 50 point (decimal) 94 point (I don’e see the point of . 27 point (I take your point) 18 pointed /"pointid! 96 Poland /‘pouland/ 46 pole (north/south) /paul! 43 police force /pa'lizs ,f2:s/ 70 police officer /pa'li:s ,of1so/ 70 policeman/policewoman Ipa'lissmand Mpa'lisswuman/ 70 policy {economiciforeign) ‘polosis 86 Polish pools! 46 polite /po'laut/ 3 political /po'itikol/ 8 political parry 86 politician /polr'tifon/ 86 politics pnlatiks/ 83, 86 pollute /pa'lust/ 88 polluted /po'lustid! 65 pollution /pa'lu:fon/ 88 pond /pond/ 2 pop music /pop! 77 pop singer 7 pop star 10 popular press /,popjala ‘pres! 78 population /,popja'lerfan/ 46 pork /patk/ 63 porter /'po:ta/ 90 Portuguese /,pa:t{0' possibly /"posabli! 18 post office //paust ,ofts! 10 postbox /'pausboks! 10 postgraduate (course/degree) /,pous'graedsuat/ 83 postman /"pausman/ 10 potato /pa'tertau/ 63 pour (with rain) /pa:/ 44 prawn /prain/ 63 nz 46 ‘256 English Vocabulary in Use (pre-imermediate & intermedhte) prefer (I'd prefer to...) /pri'fa:/ 17, 19 prefer (+ -ing or inf) 34 prefer (Which do/would you prefer?) 19 prefer (I prefer X co Y) 19 prefix rprisftks/ 4 Pregnant /‘pregnont/ 52 preposition /,prepa'zifan/ + prescription ‘pri'skripfan/ 59 press (a button) /pres! 31, 50 pretty (adv) /'priti/ 38 pretty (adj) "pritis 48 prevent /pri'vent/ 67, 85 price /prais/ 58 pride ypraid 50 Brimary school praumari shu 2 Prime Minister /,praim ‘mintsta’ 86 print sprints 81, 87 print something our /,print ‘aut/ 87 printer “printa/ 81 Prison (in prison) /‘prizanl 84 prisoner "prizona! 84 privacy "privasi/ 66 private school /,prai prize /praiz/ 79 proceed to ... pra,sizd 1u:/ 99 produce (= manufacture) Pprad'ju:s! 72 produce an album 77 profession /pra'fefan/ 70 professional (footballer) ipra'fefanal! 7 professor /pra'fesa/ 83 profit (make a profit) “profit: 73 rogram (computer) /'prougraem/ 81 programme (TV) 79 progress (make progress) Mprougres! 26, 33 promise (+ inf) /promis! 34 promote /pro'maut/ 71 Pronounce pro‘nauns/ 1 "e working properly) "sku: 82 property /'propatir 85 Prospects /‘prospekis/ 71 protect /pra'tekt/ 45, 88 Protect (oneself) 85 protect your skin ¢pra,tekt jo ‘skin protection /pro'tekfan/ 88 proud (of) /praud! 50prove /pru:v/ 84 psychologist /sar'koladsist/ 7 psychology ‘sar'kolod3i/ 83 public school s'pablik ,sku:l/ 82 public transport (system) 65, 66 publish ‘pablif/ 78 pull out /;pol ‘aut/ 67 punctual /‘pankt{ual/ 49, 68 punishment /panifmant/ 84, 85 pupil "pju:pal’ 82 purchase /ps:tfas/ 2, 99 purple /paipl/ 96 purpose pa:pas/ 42 push spuf’ 50 pur on clothes /put on klaudzy 2, 56,61 put on the brakes 9 put on weight 64 put somebody through by phone) 80 put something back (= rerum it) 23,55 put something off (= postpone) 23 pyiamas /pr'd3a:maz/ 33, 56 quarter /‘kwo:ta/ 94 question (x) *kwestfon: 84 question mark “kwest an ,mu:k/ 4 queue (wait in a queue) /kjuy/ 9, 68 quid skwids 99 quiet “kwatat/ 54, 65 quit /kwat/ 71, 78 quire ‘wan’ 38 quiz show Mkwrz fav 79 rabbit ‘raebit/ 45 racket /ravkit/ 74 radical "redikab 86 railway station /reulwer ,steifan/ 68 rain (n, v) ‘rein! 9 rainforest ‘rern,{orist/ 43, 88 rare (meat) ‘reo! 64 rarely I'reali! 38 raspberry ('razzbarir 63 rather s'ra:d2. 38 raw (ro:! 64 raw material /,r9: mo'tiariol/ 73 reactionary ‘ri'ekfanati/ 86 really /'riali/ 38 really? 21 reason /'riszan/ 42 reasonable /ri:zanabl/ 58 reassure somebody /,i:a'foal 16 recently /ri:santli/ 93 reception /n1'sepfon/ 90 recession fin secesion)fn'sefod 7: reckon /'rekan/ 99 recorded highlights /r1,kozdid “naulans! 79 rectangle I'rektaggl/ 96 recrangular irek'teeqgjala/ 96 recycle /rir'sarkl 88 recycling /,rs‘sauklin/ 88 reduce /ri'dju:s/ 85 referee /,refar'is! 74 refuse (+ inf) /rr'furz/ 34 registration form /,red5t' oem 87 release (a hostage) /" release (a record/CD) 77 reliable /er'latabl/ 8, 49 remember (+ inf or -ing) Ini'memba! 34 remote /ri'maut! 66 Femote control /ri,maut kan'traul/ 79 renew /ri'nju:! 87 rent /rent/ 54, 89, 92 repair (ri'pea/ 70 repeat (v) (rp repeat (n) 79 report In'pa:t! 78 reporter /rr'potta! 78 represent /repri'zent! 70 representative /,repri'zentativ/ 86 republic /ri'pabltk/ 86 republican /n'pablikon/ 86 require (further assistance) Ini'kwara! 99 sorrel (do research) /n'sat{?/ 26, residential area /rezt'denfol ‘earia! S4 resign (ni'zatn/ 71 resources /1'z9:st2/ 88 responsibilities /t1,yponso'bilatiz/ 69 responsible (for something/somebody) int'sponsabl/ 69, 70 resume /r1'zju:m/ 99 retire /rt'taia’ 71 retired r'tarad! 52 retirement /rt'taramant/ 52 recur (n) (return to Bath) /ri'ts:n/ 68 'streifon 88 5 review in'vju:! 76, 78 revise /ri’vaiz/ 1 revision /r'vigoni 1 ride a bike /raid 9 baik/ 68 cidiculous /ri'dikjalas/ 18 right (= OK) /raut/ 27 right (= correct) 18 right (in the centre) 54 right (tuen right) 67 right now 15 right-handed /,ra'haendid/ 11 ting (n, v) (= phone} /rin/ 9 ring (on finger) 61 rise (n, v) /raiz/ 2, 73 river val 43, 66 road signs /"raud sainz/ 67 roadworks /'raudwstks! 67 roast (meat) /rovst! 64 rob irob/ 85 robber /'raba/ 85 robbery /robari/ 85 rock climbing /'rok ,klaimin/ 75 rock music /'tnk ymju:zik! 77 rock star /'rok stat! 10 rocks /roks! 92 romance /rou'mens! 52, 76 romantic comedy /ra,mintik ‘komadil 76 roof /ru:t! 54 Toots /rusts/ 66 rough sea /,raf ‘sit/ 92 roughly /'rafli’ 48, 98 round (adj) /raund/ 96 round (prep) /raund! 37 (just) round the corner /,raund 30 "koenal 95 routine /ru:'tisn/ 1, 69 row (in a theatre/cinema) /rou! 76 row (= argument) /rau/ 52, 78 tub something off (the board) /,rab ‘nfl $ rub something our 1, 5 rubber /'taba! 5 rug /rag/ 55 rugby 'tagbil 74 ruin Pruztn/ $7 rule (v) /ru:l/ 86 ruler /'ru:la! 86 run (= traveVoperate) /ran/ 68 run (= manage/control) 69, 86 run away 76 run out (= expire) 87 run out (of something) 23, 57, 72 runway /ranwer/ 89 Index 257rural (area) 'rusral 66 rush hour /'raf aval 65 rushed (to hospiral) /raft/ 60 Russia /rafal 46 Russian /'rafond 46 sack (v) /swk/ 71 sadness /'swzdnas/ 50 safe (adj) /seut/ 65 safe (n) 35 sailor /'seilo/ 70 salad /suelad/ 63, salad dressing /'sielod dresin/ 63 salary (saloril 69, 71 same to you /,seim tu; ‘juss 22 sand /swend! 92 sandy (beach) /'saendif 92 satellite TV/dish /'satalant viel" difl 79 satisfied (with something) Msuetisfand/ 14 saucepan /sarspan/ 2, 5S saucer /'s9:so/ 55 Arabia /,saudi a'reibio/ 46 Saudi Arabian /,saudi a'reibion/ 46 save (= conserve) /setv/ 88 save (up) 23, 58 save (data) 81 s ssek'sofonist! 77 say (the paper/TV says that ...) seul 18 say (that + clause) 35 say the word aloud 1 scales /sketl2/ 33, scarf Isko:f/ 61 science /" ns! 82 science fiction /,sarans ‘fikfon! 10 scissors /'siza7! 33 score /ska:! 74 screen (cinema) /skrisn/ 76 screen (computer) 81 search engine /'s3:tf ,ends: seaside resort /'si:saud 11,2 seat /sist/ 3 seats (in parliament) 86 second(ly) sekandli/ 39 second(s) (n) /'sekondz/ 93 second-hand /,sckan'hend/ 17 secondary school /'sekandori sku: 82 see (= understand) /siv/ 27 see (= find our) 3, 27 see versus watch versus look at 31 see you later/tomorrow/soon 22 seem (+ inf) /sism/ 34 seldom /'seldam/ 38 self-confident /,self*knnfidant/ 49 self-employed /,selfim'plaid/ 69 self-service /,self'sa:vis! 67 self-study /sclf'stadi/ 7 sell /sel 70 semi-circle 'sem1.s3:kV 96 send (e-mail) /send/ 72 sense of humour /,sens av ‘hju:ma’ 49 senses /‘sensiz/ 31 sensitive sensitiv! 49 sentence (prison) /'sentans! 84 separated /'separeitid) 51 series (comedy/drama) /’si31 79 serious injury /,starias ‘indsari/ 12 seriously injured /,stariasli‘indad! 60 set (be set in...) Net 76 set off /,et ‘ofl 24 set the alarm 56 shade /ferd/ 96 shake (hands) ‘fetk/ 47 shake your head 47 Shall we ...? fal wil 17 shallow (lake) "ferlau/ 95 shante (what a shame ) /ferm/ 21 shape /feip! 96 share (Jeo! 5 shark /fask/ 45 sharply) *fuzpli’ 73 sheep /fisp! 45 sheet /fi:t! 56 sheet (of paper) 32 shiftwork /'ftftwa:k/ 69 shire /fa:t/ 61 shoe /fu:/ 61 shoot /fu:t/ 60 shop around /fop a'raund/ 62 shop manager 7 shop window 62 shop/sales assistant 62 shoplift(er) /fop,hfta! 85 shoplifting “Jnplifing/ 85 shogotea) (do the shopping) /"Snpin/ shopping centre 62, 65 258 English Vocobulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate) shopping list 62 short fart! 48, 95 short-sleeved /, shorts /fo:ts/ 33, 75 shoulder /'faulday 47 shout (at somebodyito somebody) ‘faut! 14, 50 show (somebody + wh- word) /fau' 35 show (= for people to see) 76 show one’s feelings 49 show somebody (a)round 72 shower (in the bathroom) /"fava! 56 shower (of rain) 44 shower curtain 56 showery /'fauoril 44 shy /fau 49 sick (be sicki/feel sick) /sik/ 59 sightseeing /'sautsisiny 91 sightseeing tour 91 sign (your name) ‘sain. 87 signature ,‘signatfa. 87 silence (silence: exam in progress) Vsatlans! 97 silenc( *saslantlis ir sums! 41 similar (to) 7, 14 similar taste 41 similarity (a similar and Y) /‘sumi'lerati 7, 41 since (+ a point in time) /sins/ 93 single (not married) ‘singl’ 20 single (hit single) 77 ingle (n) (single to Edinburgh) 68 ingle room 90 single-parent (fami 4,siggl'pearant/ 51 sink ssugk! 55 sister-in-law /'sistorinla:) 51 sit down /,sit 'dauns 23 size isaiz/ 61, 62 skiing /'skizin! 75 skilled /skild/ 70 skin (dark/pale) skirt “ska 61 skis iski:z! 75 skyscraper /’skan,skreipa’ 65 slang ‘sleg/ 99 sleeves /sli:vz/ 61 slice (of bread) ‘slay: 32 slight (accent) stant! 12 slightly 'slautl 38slim ishim/ 48 slingysliy/ 60 slow(ly! slauli? 73, slow (= boring) /siau! 76 smell (n, v) sme 9 smell (v) (it smells wonderful) 31 smell (n) (the smell of petcol) 31 smell like (ir smells like garlic) 31 smile (n, v) ssmatl 2, 9, 47 snack ‘snack! 53, snail ‘snetl! 45 snake sneik 45 sneeze (I keep sneezing) /si snorkelling /'sno:kalin! 92 so (do I) ‘sau! 19 so (that) 42 soap opera "soup ,ppora/ 79 social democrat /,saufal ‘demakrat/ 86 socialism /'saufalizam! 86 socialist 'sav falist/ 86 sociology ,soufi'nlad3i/ 83 sock ssh! 61 socket sok 5 sofa saufa’ 55 soft (drink/voice) /soft! 12 software /'snfwea! 81 soil sso1l/ 66 sold out 1,s2ld ‘aut! 97 soldier s2uld3a/ 70, 88 solo artist "sa0lo0 ,0:11st/ 77 something wrong (with something) sami ‘rng! 14 sometime (next week) /samtaim/ 98 sometimes /‘samtaimz/ 35 songwriter 'snn,ratta/ 77 sore throar /,s2: ‘Oraut/ 59 sorry /'soril 22 sort (What sort of ...?) Sait/ 19 (a) sort of 98 sort something out /a:t ‘aut/ 24 sound (the sound of church bells) saund 31 sound (v) (he sounds German) 31 sound like tit sounds like a good idea) ‘saund laik/ 31 sound system saund ;sistomy 55 sour sua 64 South America (Latin America) ,sau@ a'menika! 46 space speis! 43 Spain spein: 46 Spanish ‘spenifi 46 spare room /spea ‘rurnv/ 55 ha GF sparkling water /sparklip .w speaker *pizka! 55 speaking (on the phone) /‘spizkan/ 30 spectators /spek'tertaz/ 74 speed limit 'spisd mut! 67 speeding /"spi:din/ 67 spell ‘spel’ 7 spelling (be good at spelling) Pspelin! 7 spend (money on something) ispend! 14, 58, 91 ind your holiday 92 sparsil 64 spider /spardal 45 spill /spil/ 57 splir up /,split ‘ap! 52 spoon /spu:n! 90 square /skwea/ 96 St (street) /stri:t/ 100 St (saint) /seint/ 100 stability (economic/political) tsta'bulati! 73 stadium /'stetdiom! 74 stage Isterds/ 76 stain (n) /stern/ 57 stairs /steaz) 54 sralls ‘st 2:lz/ 76 stand up /staend ‘ap! 23 standard of living /stzendad av ‘hviy/ 58 star (shape) /sta:/ 96 star (film) 76 star (in the sky) 43 stare (at) /stea/ 50 start a car /stast/ 12 start a family 12 starter /'stasto/ 64, 90 starving /'stu:vin/ 36 state system /,stett ‘ststom/ 82 station (TV) /'sterfan/ 79 stationery /'steifanari! 62 statue /'staet fur! 91 stay (at school) /stew/ 82 stay (v) 90 stay in 24, 53 steady/steadil steal /ti: 8: stepfather /'step,fa:Oa! 51 stepmother /'step,mada/ 51 steps /steps! 54 stereo /'steriau! 55 sterling /'sta:lin/ 38 steward(ess) /'stjuzad/'stjuzades! 89 stick (hockey stick) /stik/ 74 3 Pstedil I'stedilil 73 kiinglice hockey) 75 ist 40 water /'stil .wactal 64 stitches /‘stitfiz/ 60 stockbroker /'stnk,brouko/ 70 stomach /'stamak! 59 stomachache /'stamakerk/ 59 straight hair /,stcent ‘hea/ 48 strawberry /'stro:bari 63 stress /stres! # stressful /'stresfol/ 65 striped /straipt/ 96 stroll (n, v) /straul/ SO strong accent /,steng ‘aeksant/ 12 strong coffee 12 strong economy 73 strong wind 44 stuck (get stuck) /stak/ 94 study (room) /stadi/ 5S study a subject 83 stuff /staf/ 98 stuff like that 19 dl 7, 49 stupidity /stjus'pidati/ 7 subject sabdgtkt/ 82, 83 subtitles /'sab,tartlz/ 76 subtraction /sab'traekfon/ 94 suburbs /'saba:bz/ 54, 65 success /sak'ses! 82 successful /sak'sesfal/ 73 suffer (from an illness) /safol 14, 59 suffix I'saftks! 4 suggest (that + clause) /sa'dgest/ 35 suggestion /so'dgestfon! 17 suit (n) /sust/ 61 suitable /'su:tobl/ 8 sun /san/ 43, 44 sunbathe 'sanbe1d! 92 sunblock /'sanblok/ 92 sunburn /'sanba:nl 92 sunglasses /'san,gla:siz/ 10, 33 sunny /'sani 8, 44 suntan (get a suntan) /'santzen/ 92 suntan lotion /'santan jlaufon! 92 superb /su:'pa:b! 76 supermarker /'suzpa,ma:kil/ 62 support (a team) /sa'pattl 75 sure (= of course) /Jua! 17 surprised (at/by) /so'pranzdl 14 surprising/surprised /sa'prayzin/ Isa'praizd/ 36 Index 259surrounded (by) /sa'raundid/ 66 survival /so'vatval/ 88 survive /so'vatv/ 88 swap places /,swop ‘pleisiz/ 5 sweet /switt! 64 sweet wine 12 swimming (costume/trunks) Pswiminl 75 swimming pool 75 Swiss /swis! 46 switch off (che light) /switf nf 56 switch something on/off/over 79 Switzerland /'switsaland! 46 swollen /'swavlan/ 60 syllable /silobl 4 sympathetic /,simpa'Oetik/ 49 symptom /'simtam/ 59 synonym /'sinaninv 4 Tshirt Mtisfa:t/ 10 table tennis /te1bl tents! 74 tabloid /txbloid/ 78 tailback /erlbeek! 67 take (= steal) /tetk/ 85 take a break 26 take a busiraxi 26, 65, 68 take a decision 2, 26 take a photo 2, 26, 91 take a seat 26 take a shower 2, 26 take after somebody 51 take an exam 26, 82 take it in turns 13 take off (= leave the ground) /‘tetk ‘ofl 23,24 take-off (n) /tetkof/ 89 take over (= take control) 71 take place 86 take something back (= return it) 2: take something off (= remove clothes) 23, 24 take something seriously 75 take something up (= start a sporthobby) 75 take the first/second turning on the lefuright 67 take time (e.g, it takes 20 minutes) 2, 26, 93 take time off 26 talks /tarks! 78 tall /io:V 48, 95 tan ten! 92 tap hzepl 55 tape fteip/ 5 tape recorder/terp ri,kaida’ $ tartan ('tastan! 96 taste (n, v) Nerst/ 9, 64 taste (in music) 77 taste (v) (it tastes strange) 31 taste (n) (the taste of olives) 31 taste like {it tastes like chicken) 31 tasty /terstil 64 tax cut /taks kat/ 73 taxi /teksil 68 taxi rank 68 teacher /tiztfal 83 team Ai: 75 teenager /'tisn,e1d3a/ 52 telephone directory /telifaun direktaril 80 television commercial /'teltvizon ko'ma:fall 79 television/TV /telvisan! /,ti:'vi:l 79 tell (somebody + inf) /tel’ 35 tell (somebody + wh- word) 35 tell a joke 12, 47 tell a story 12 tell the truth 12 telly/TV tel, temperature (weather) /"temprotfa/ 44 temperature (body) 59 temple /‘templ/ 91 ten-minute walk /,ienmini un ten-pound note /,tenpaund 'naut/ 58 ten-year-old (boy/girl) /tenjtarauld/ i ‘work! tend to /tend tus! 46 tennis tents! 74 tense /tens/ 49 tent /tent/ 92 term /ta:m/ 82 terminal building /’ta:minal bildig/ 89 terrible pain /terabl pets’ 59 terribly (sorry) (to bother you) Perablif 12 terrific /ta'etfik/ 36, 99 terrifying/terrfied /terafatin/ Merafaids 36 terrorism /'terotizam/ 88 terrorist /terarist/ 88 text message /'tekst mesid3/ 80 thank you /'@egk ju:/ 22 thank you very much 16 thanks (a lor) /@xenks! 16 260 English Vocobulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate) that sort of thing 19, 98 that sounds interesting/vonderful terrible 17, 21 that's a good that’s greavbrilliant/dreadful 21 that’s OK 16 that’s to say (i.e.) 100 thar’s very kind of you 16 the other day 93 the press 78 theit /bcft/ 85 then /den! 39 therefore /‘deafa:/ 42 there’s something wrong with ... 57,90 these days Mdisz de1z! 93 thick (= stupid) /Oik/ 99 thick fog 44 thief ist 85, thigh /Oau/ 47 thin /Omn/ 48 thing(s) /Ogz/ 98 thing (bestiworst thing about...) Win! 65, 66 things (are going well) 98 things got worse 57 things like chat 19, 98 think (I think ../1 don’t think ..) Oink! 18 thinking (of going/doing) Orkin! 14 third(ly) /Os:dtiv 39 thirsty (be thirsty) / 03: though /dou! 40 thoughtful /"Bo:tfal 8 thousand /‘Gauzond! 94 three-quarters /Oris‘kwo:tov/ 94 thriller /"Orila! 76, through /8ru:! 37 throw (something at somebody/o somebody) ‘Grau’ 14, 74 throw something away 24, 88 thumb /@am/ 2, 47 thunder and lightning /,dsnda an ‘antag! 44 thunderstorm 'Oandasto:m/ 44 thus /Oas/ 99 tick /tik/ 3 tidy Ptaidi/ 56 tie Aa 61 tiger targa’ 45 its /tants/ 61 ill tn 62 time difference 'tarm ,diforans! 43 (It’s) time to go 30times (= multiplied by) /rarmz/ 94 timetable /'tatm,teibi/ 82 tin (of fruit) tin’ 32 tin opener 11m ,aupana/ 10 ainil 3, 36, 54 (money) tip’ 68, 90 tired (of something) ta1ad/ 14 tiring/ticed tatarigy Aatod! 36 toast /tausts 33 toddler odio 52 toe ‘t20/ 47 toilet “tail! 56 tomato /ta'ma:tau! 63 100 (t00 big/small) /tu:! 61 too (= as well) 40 toothache /'1u:Beik/ 10, 59 toothbrush "uzObrafi 10 toothpaste tu:8peist/ 10 toothpick /tu:Opik/ 64 top (= clothes) /tnp/ 61 totally disagree /,t2uiali disa‘gri:! 18 touch (don't touch those) /tat{/ 31 tough (punishment) itaf/ 85 touristy /tuaristi/ 91 towards /ta'wa:dz/ 37 towel /"taval! 56, 92 towel rail “taval teil! 56 tower (computer) "tau9/ 81 toys iat 62 track (favourite track) /iraek/ 77 tractor s'trackta 66 traffic congestion /'treeftk kon,dsestfon’ 65 traffic jam ‘treftk ,dgzem/ 10 traffic light(s) /trefik ,laits/ 10, 67 train rein! trainee ‘,trer'nit/ 71 trainer (= job) /treina! 71 trainers /“treinaz! 33, 74 training (course) "treiin/ 71 transitive verb /,trensatty 'v translate something into (e.g. Spanish) strsenzlent/ 14 translator straenz'leita! 7 travel agent /treeval ,erd3ant/ 10 treat (¥) trict! 70 tree tris! 66 trend itrend! 73, trial tratal! 84 triangle trarengl/ 96 triangular ‘trar'eengjalo/ 96 try something on /,trat/ 61 tube (of toothpaste) /tju:b/ 32 (fees) /Aju'ifon/ 83 Turkey / Turkish /ta:kif/ 46 tur (lefuight) t3:n/ 67 turn something onioff (e.g. TViradio) 24, 55, 79 turn something up/down (= increase/reduce volume) 5, 79 turn something/somebody down (= reject) 24 raring (the first rurning) /ta:ntg/ 67 tumover /'t3:n,suva! 73 turquoise /ta:kwatz! 96 win room /,twin ‘rum 90 wins ‘twinz/ 57 cwist (an ankle) /twrst/ 60 type (v) /tamp/ 72 ugly /'sglif 2, 48 umpire /'ampatal 74 UN (United Nations) /,ju:'en! 100 unable /an‘eibV 6, 99 unbreakable /an'breikabl/ 8 uncle “anki 51 unconscious /an'konfos! 60 ‘uncountable (noun) /an'kauntabl 4 under /'ando! 37 under somebody (under their authority) 71 undergraduate /,nda'griedsuat/ 83 underneath /,ands'ni:O/ 87 undo (your jacket) /an’du:/ 61 unemployed /,snum'ploid/ 6, 71 unfriendly /sn'frendli/ 6, 49 unhappy /an'heepil 6 United States (the Us America) /iu:,na university /,jusnt'y unkind /an'kaind 6, 49 unless /on'les/ 42 unlike /an'lathy 41 unlock /n'Ink/ 6 unnecessary /n'nesasari/ 6 unpack (my suitcase) /Jan'paxk! 6 unpleasant /an'plezant/ 6, 49 unreliable /,anr'tarsbl/ 49 unsuitable /an'su:tabl/ 8 untidy /n'taidi/ 6, 56 until /on'tal 93, unusual /an'ju:3al/ 6 up /ap/ 37 upright position /"apratt pa,zifan/ 39 ed States of upset (get upset) /‘apset/ 50 urban (area) /‘s:bon/ 66 USA /,jures'et/ 100 useful /juisfal/ 8 useless /ju:slos/ 8 user-friendly /,ju:z0'frendli/ 81 Veneck /,vi:'nck! 61 vacuum cleaner (hoover) /'vackju:m nal 56 vague (idea) /verg/ 98 valley valli’ 66 valuables /'varljuabl2/ 85 value /valju:/ 58 van /ven! 68 various /'veorios/ 92 vase /va:z/ 32, 55 VAT (value added tax) /vizer't 100 veal Ivisl! 63, vegetarian /,vedsr'tearian/ 63 vehicle /viokl/ 68 verb Ivatbl 4 very I'verif 38 vest /west! 75 vet ivet/ 70, 100 video (n) /'vidiou! 5 video a programme /,vidiou 9 'praugraem/ § video recorder /'vidiou r1,ka:da/ 55 view vjutl 54 village /*vilids/ 66 vinegar /'viniga! 63, 64 violent /'varalont/ 76 violin /,vais'tin! 77 vi nist /vara'tinist/ 77 rus (illness) /'vatros/ 59 visa I'vizzal 87 vitally important /*vaitali im'pa:rtant/ 12 nal training /va'ke1fonal treimigy 82 volcanic eruption /vol,kientk rapfon! 43 volcano /voI'keinau/ 43 volleyball /'vnliba:l/ 74 vomit /'vnmit/ $9 vote (for) /vaut/ 86 waist /weist! 47 wait (for something/somebody) ‘weit! 14 wait in a queue 9 wWaiterfwaitress !'weita/ /weitras! 90 1g room /wertiy ,rusma/ 10 Index 261wake up /,wetk ‘ap/ 23, 24, 53 want (somebody + inf) wont 35 want (+ inf) 34 war fwot/ 88 war film 76 wardrobe /*wardraub! 56 warn (somebody + inf) /wo:n! 35 warning /'wornin! 97 wash (my haie) /wof! 53 washable /wofabl/ 8 washbasin /‘wof,berson/ 56 washing (do the washing) /'woftn/ 53, 56 washing machine /wofiy ma,fiz! 10, 55, 56 washing-up (do the washing-up) Jwofia'apl 53, 56 waste (v) /weist/ 58 waste (n, v) 88 waste timelmoney 12 wastepaper basket /,wels'peipa sbasskit/ 72 watch (versus see versus look at) funefl 31 wave (goodbye) /weiv/ 50 waves Iwelvz/ 92 wavy hair weivi hea/ 48 we could ... (wit kud/ 17 weak (opp strong) /witk! 7 weak coffee 12 weakness (the main weakness) Prwitknas! 7 weapon /'wepan! 60 weather /'wedal 2 website /websait/ 87 weekly wi:kli/ 78 weigh (your luggage) wei! 89 weigh oneself 33 weight Awest/ 48 well aware of the problem 12 well done /,wel ‘dan! 22 well-behaved /,welbrhewvd 11 well-done (meat) /,wel'dan! 64 well-equipped /,wel'kwapt/ 11 well-known /,wel'noun/ 11 well-off wel'nf! 11, 38 well-organised /,wel's:ganaizd/ 11 well-paid /,wel'perd/ 11 well-written /,wel'ritany 11 wet weather /wet 'weda/ 12 whale /weil/ 45 ‘What about ...? 17, What are you doing ar the moment? 20 What are you doing this evening? 20 What do you do for a living? 69 What do you do? 20, 69 Whar do you think about ...? 18 What do you think of ...? 18 What does (it) stand for? 100 What does he/she look like? 48 What does X mean? 5 What sorv/kind of ...? 20 Whar ie do you have breakfast 1S ‘What time's (the film) on? 79 whatever you like 27 What's (the flat) like? 20 what's more 40 What's on? 79 What's the difference between X and Y? 5 Whar’ the length/width of . ‘What's the matter? 20 What's up? 13, 99 What's your address/phone number? 20 What's your job? 69 when Aven/ 39 whenever you like 21 Where are you from? 20 ‘Where do you come from? 20 Whereabouts? 20 whereas /wea'raz/ 40. wherever you like 21 Pwaill 39 whisper (n, v) /wispa/ 50 whistle (1) /*wasl! 74 (the) whole page/book 1 Who's calling? (on the phone) 80 Why don’t we ...? 17 wide Awatd! 95 wide awake /,watd a'wetky 12 262 English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediate & intermedi) wide range /,watd ‘reinds! 65 nw wadau! ST widower /widava 51 idth swit0" 95 win wins 74 ind swind! 44 jow shopping /'windao ,foprn. indsurfing /'winsa:fin, 92 windy /‘windi! 44 wine glass /‘wamn gla wine list 90 winner /wina! 74 witness (n) /witnas/ 84, 85 woods /wudz, 66 work (in a bank) /wa:k! 69 work (for a company) 69 work (= function) (it isn’t working) 57.72 work at a computer 72 ‘work something out oF working hours /wazkin avez 69 world warld’ 43, 86 worldwide s,watld'ward 81 worry about something/somebody wari abaut 14 worth (+ -ing) /w3:0° 58, 91 worth a visit 91 would rather (I'd rather ...) /wod ‘rawdal 17, 19 Would you like to ...? 17 wound (n, v) swusnds 60 wrist /rists 2, 47 write something down 5 writing paper “raitin ,perpa: 10 wrong number /,rng ‘amb. 80 WWW (World Wide Web) 1dablju:dablju:'dablju:: 100 Ieulate) yachr jjot 92 yawn /join 47 you ger zebra zebra) 45 zero "ziotou' 44, 94 200 /2u:/ 45Acknowledgements For this new edition 1 am particularly grateful to lexicographer Julie Moore. Working with the Cambridge International Corpus of written and spoken English, she has provided information and insights which have been invaluable in guiding lexical selection and example sentences in the book. A number of people have reviewed different parts of the manuscript and given me extremely useful feedback. My thanks to the following reviewers: Miles Craven, Cambridge, UK Eryl Griffiths, Cambridge, UK Agnieska Lenko-Szymanska Chris Nicol, Cannes, France Jeanine Saelens, Heule, Belgium ‘Olga Vinogradova, Moscow, Russia My editor Alison Silver has been wonderful. She has worked with great professionalism on a long and intricare manuscript. and the final product is immeasurably improved as a result of her contribution, My thanks to Ruth Carim for her proof-reading and comments on the final manuscript. llanowek, Poland Finally, f would like to thank Oxford Designers & Illustrators for their elegant design of this new edition, and Néirin Burke at Cambridge University Press. Néirin has guided the project from its infancy, and coordinated the various stages of both editions with calm efficiency. Stuart Redenan London, 2002 The author and publishers would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs and other illustrative materi Mirror © Mirror Syndication International, The Guardian © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2002, The Sun © N I Syndication Limited, London, 3 December 2002, ‘The Independent © Independent Newspapers (UK) Limited, The Times © N I Syndication Limited, London, 3 December 2002, Daily Mail by permission of Atlantic Syndication; p. 182 Corbis (@Macduff Everton); p. 184 Objectif Photos. p. 158 newspaper mast hea Mustrations by Sophie Joyce, Nick Davies, David Mostyn and Oxford Designers & Illustrators. ‘Acknowledgements 263English Vocabulary in Use g Dn see oe ee ae a RO ee ue SERS iaa Te Pace Oca a Gente a eee Re cuCon ‘ ronnie t . pt ae eae eens h pt rt a eet Pa Senay mt ‘cra ate a ten Engh Toe ‘eared woe he Engh sed Te OC an ‘de Codey are oreo roe ‘tec of rr S480 cam pope Cote pais pts ot Eg th mee proms Season emcambidquarycape SI REAL ENGLISH GUARANTEE =] i Fae OrUV ery 9 8b) o Foner Cd Lote ‘SY UNIVERSITY PRESS ee te TSBN O=521-01171-x Sn WIL Mi)